Demographic details
| Demographics | Total prescriptions (415) | % |
| Gestational age (weeks) | ||
| <25 | 20 | 4.8 |
| 25 to <30 | 32 | 7.7 |
| 30 to <35 | 52 | 12.5 |
| 35 to <37 | 21 | 5.1 |
| ≥37 | 101 | 24.3 |
| Not stated | 189 | 45.5 |
| Postnatal age (days) | ||
| <7 | 342 | 82.4 |
| 7 to <15 | 38 | 9.2 |
| 15 to <28 | 35 | 8.4 |
| Sex: female | 184 | 44.3 |
| Median (IQR) weight (kg) | 2.9 (1.9–3.4) | NA |
| Records by year of survey | ||
| 2014 | 56 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | 118 | 28.4 |
| 2016 | 63 | 15.2 |
| 2017 | 87 | 21.0 |
| 2018 | 91 | 21.9 |
| In NICU/ICU* | 174 | 41.8 |
| Hospital type | ||
| Specialist women’s | 161 | 38.8 |
| Specialist children’s | 76 | 18.3 |
| Specialist women’s and children’s | 31 | 7.5 |
| Other public hospitals | 134 | 32.2 |
| Private hospitals | 6 | 1.5 |
| Unpeered/unknown | 7 | 1.7 |
| Hospital location | ||
| Major city | 368 | 88.7 |
| Inner regional | 28 | 6.7 |
| Outer regional | 19 | 4.6 |
*NICU/ICU status not stated for 77 prescriptions.
ICU, intensive care unit; NA, not applicable; NICU, neonatal intensive care units.