Soins maternels intensifs (Maternal Intensive Care) en Belgique - KCE

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The analyse of the 3.004 babies born in another hospital showed that 79.1% of them
were admitted in a NIC department; 33.6% had a low birth weight; 37.5% were
premature; 8.7% were issued from twin pregnancies; 3.5 died during the in-patient stay.
Table 15: General data merged and unmerged stays newborns
Merged stays Unmerged stays
Status N Proportion N Proportion
born alive 97,617 99.4 21,387 98.8
Still born 433 0.4 94 0.4
Died during hospital stay 181 0.2 147 0.7
Type of pregnancy N Proportion N Proportion
single 94,490 96.2 19,825 91.6
twins 3,220 3.3 872 4.0
multiple (more than 2) 76 0.1 24 0.1
missing data 21 0.0 831 3.8
Birth weight N Proportion N Proportion
500 - 999 : Extreme low birth
weight ELBW
1000 - 1499 : Very low birth
weight VLBW
1500 - 2499 : Low birth weight
LBW
2500 - 3999 : Normal birth
weight NBW
>=4000 : High birth weight
HBW
444 0.5 126 0.6
630 0.6 336 1.6
6,104 6.2 2,007 9.3
83,748 85.3 17,516 80.9
7,235 7.4 1,463 6.8
Missing information 79 0.1 198 0.9
Gestational age N Proportion N Proportion
22-28 : Extreme prematurity 563 0.6 184 0.9
29-32 : Very preterm 995 1.0 569 2.6
33-36 : Preterm delivery 6,558 6.7 2,110 9.8
37-42 : Term delivery 90,099 91.7 18,530 85.6
>=42 : Prolonged pregnancy 9 0.0 4 0.0
missing information 16 0.0 249 1.2
Apgar score at 1 min N Proportion N Proportion