Term admissions to neonatal units in England: a role for transitional care? A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the primary reasons for term admissions to neonatal units in England, to determine risk factors for admissions for jaundice and to estimate the proportion who can be cared for in a transitional setting without separation of mother and baby.

Design

Retrospective observational study using neonatal unit admission data from the National Neonatal Research Database and data of live births in England from the Office for National Statistics.

Setting

All 163 neonatal units in England 2011-2013.

Participants

133 691 term babies born ≥37 weeks gestational age and admitted to neonatal units in England.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Primary reasons for admission, term babies admitted for the primary reason of jaundice, patient characteristics,

SUBMITTER: Battersby C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5726072 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature