Clinical report : 1948 / British Hospital for Mothers and Babies Woolwich.

  • British Hospital for Mothers and Babies (Woolwich, London, England)
Date:
1948
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Credit: Clinical report : 1948 / British Hospital for Mothers and Babies Woolwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREMATURE BIRTHS. Of 1,268 babies born alive 50 (3-9%) were premature. Of these 50, 39 (78%) survived. 11 (22 %) died. Weight : lbs. No. Survived. Died. Age at death. Less than 2\ lbs. 8 2 6 Under 24 hours. 2J—3 lbs. 3 3 0 3 —3J lbs. 3 1 2 1st and 3rd days 3|—4 lbs. 1 0 1 8th day. 4 —4i lbs. 9 8 1 9th day. \\—5 lbs. 5 4 1 1 st day. 5 —5i lbs. 21 21 0 50 39 11 * , Of those who died within 24 hours of birth, one pair of twins was born at the 24th week and lived 5 minutes ; another pair born at the 29th week lived 2 hours. There was no autopsy on these or on two others born at 28 and 29 weeks. Two deaths on the first day, and one on the 9th were from cerebral haemorrhage (PM) ; one on the 8th from Meningitis 13 Coli. (PM)