Demographics and characteristics of infants enrolled in UNES
| Characteristic | Infants enrolled in UNES N=346 n (%) | Regional newborn population data 201519
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N=6933 deliveries, N=7074 infants n (%) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 177 (51) | 3650 (52) |
| Female | 169 (49) | 3424 (48) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| European | 197 (57) | 3118 (45) |
| Asian (including Indian) | 88 (25) | 2241 (32) |
| Māori | 27 (8) | 469 (7) |
| Pacific peoples | 22 (6) | 805 (12) |
| Other | 12 (4) | 300 (4) |
| Delivery modality | ||
| CS | 164 (47)† | 2468 (36) |
| SVD | 139 (40)† | 3594 (52) |
| IVD | 43 (12) | 871 (13) |
| GA weeks, median (IQR) | 39 (37.9–40.0) | 39 (38-40) |
| BW g, mean (SD) | 3284 (528) | 3279 (654) |
↵*Regional data are reported at the maternal level for ethnicity and delivery modality.
↵†Delivery modality varied between newborn infants enrolled and the population of newborn infants delivered in ADHB in the same time period with a higher percentage of caesarean section and lower percentage of spontaneous vaginal delivery in the enrolled infants.
BW, birth wt; CS, caesarean section; GA, gestational age; IVD, instrumental vaginal delivery; SVD, spontaneous vaginal delivery; UNES, universal newborn eye screening.