{"slug": "nois-1st-quarterly-report-2012", "title": "1st Quarter Report \u2013 2012", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nois_1st_quarterly_report_2012.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/birth-reports/", "group": "Resource", "topic": "Birth Reports", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Deliveries according to maternal age groups", "header": ["Age group (years)", "1stQuarter 2012", "", "1stQuarter 2011", ""], "rows": [["Age group (years)", "Frequency", "%", "Frequency", "%"], ["<15", "0", "0.0", "0", "0.0"], ["15 -19", "49", "5.0", "55", "5.2"], ["20 -24", "136", "13.8", "128", "12.0"], ["25 -29", "290", "29.4", "320", "30.1"], ["30 -34", "342", "34.7", "389", "36.6"], ["35 -39", "140", "14.2", "152", "14.3"], ["40 -44", "27", "2.7", "18", "1.7"], ["45+", "1", "0.1", "2", "0.2"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0.0", "0", "0.0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Maternal Lifestyles", "header": ["", "st Quarter 2012 No. :", "st Quarter 2011 No."], "rows": [["", "No.", "No."], ["Cigarette smoking during pregnancy:", "", ""], ["1 to 3/day", "17", "21"], ["&gt;than 3/day", "60", "51"], ["Do not smoke", "907", "991"], ["Unspecified", "1", "1"], ["Alcohol consumption during pregnancy:", "", ""], ["Up to 1unit/day", "2", "3"], ["&gt;than 1unit/day", "0", "1"], ["None", "983", "1059"], ["Unspecified", "0", "1"], ["Illicit Drug Abuse during pregnancy", "", ""], ["Yes", "4", "7"], ["No", "981", "1056"], ["Unspecified", "0", "1"]]}, {"caption": "Table 1: Pregnancy related conditions", "header": ["", "1stQuarter 2012", "", "1stQuarter 2011", ""], "rows": [["", "Frequency", "%", "Frequency", "%"], ["Antepartum Haemorrhage", "19", "1.9", "21", "2.0"], ["Gestational hypertension", "50", "5.1", "79", "7.4"], ["Pre -eclampsia", "7", "0.7", "4", "0.4"], ["Eclampsia", "0", "0.0", "0", "0.0"], ["Placenta praevia", "10", "1.0", "14", "1.3"], ["Abruption of placenta", "3", "0.3", "4", "0.4"], ["Cardiovascular disease", "1", "0.1", "9", "0.8"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Delivery by Plurality", "header": ["Category", "st 1 Quarter 2012", "st 1 Quarter 2011"], "rows": [["Singleton", "963", "1037"], ["Twin", "20", "22"], ["Triplet", "2", "5*"], ["Quadruplet", "0", "0"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: Distribution of births by method of delivery", "header": ["", "st 1 Quarter 2012", "st 1 Quarter 2011"], "rows": [["Infants delivered by vertex delivery", "605", "653"], ["Infants delivered by emergency/elective Caesarean Section", "362", "389"], ["Infants delivered by forceps", "4", "1"], ["Infants delivered by ventouse", "37", "53"], ["Breech deliveries", "1", "2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Distribution by gestational age categories", "header": ["", "1stQuarter 2012", "1stQuarter 2011"], "rows": [["Extremely Preterm   (22 - 27 wks)", "6", "12"], ["Very Preterm         (28 - 31 wks)", "8", "15"], ["Moderately Preterm (32 - 36wks)", "77", "78"], ["Term                  (37 - 41wks)", "918", "992"], ["Post term               (>41 wks)", "0", "1"], ["Unknown", "0", ""]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Births by birth weight", "header": ["", "1stQuarter 2012", "1stQuarter 2011"], "rows": [["<500g", "2", "0"], ["500 -999g", "4", "10"], ["1000 -1499g", "8", "15"], ["1500 -1999g", "16", "17"], ["2000 -2499g", "52", "73"], ["2500 -2999g", "211", "208"], ["3000 -3499g", "446", "472"], ["3500 -3999g", "234", "251"], ["4000 -4499g", "36", "48"], ["4500 -4999g", "0", "3"], ["5000+", "0", "0"], ["Unspecified", "0", "1"], ["Average Birth weight (g)", "3183", "3167"]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: Live and still births", "header": ["Outcome of Birth", "st 1 Quarter 2012", "st 1 Quarter 2011"], "rows": [["Babies bo rn alive", "1006", "1092"], ["Stillbirths", "3", "6"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Early and late neonatal deaths", "header": ["Neonatal Deaths", "st 1 Quarter 2012", "", "st 1 Quarter 2011"], "rows": [["Early Neonatal deaths", "5", "", "3"], ["Late Neonatal deaths", "0", "", "2"]]}, {"caption": "Table 8: Infant feeding methods at time of discharge", "header": ["", "st 1 Quarter 2012", "st 1 Quarter 2011"], "rows": [["Breast only", "578", "641"], ["Bottle only", "277", "295"], ["Mixed (Breast &amp; Bottle)", "146", "151"], ["Other*", "8", "11"], ["Unspecified", "0", "0"]]}]}