EPICure at One Year
Between March and December 1995, details of all births up to 25 weeks and 6 days gestation were recorded, data collection was continued for a further two months in three NHS regions to ensure that there was no seasonal variation, which was not present. All 276 Neonatal Units in UK and Ireland provided data on babies admitted for Neontal Intensive Care. Identifying information was collected on 314 survivors so that these infants and their parents could be contacted for a formal assessment of health status at a later stage.
At one year corrected age , the local paediatrician was asked to tell us how each child was progressing, so we could keep in contact with the families of all the children. Read More>