Quality standard measure: Proportion of women between 26+0 and 29+6 weeks of pregnancy in suspected preterm labour who receive maternal corticosteroids.
What was measured: Proportion of mothers who delivered their babies before 34 weeks who received any dose of antenatal steroids.
Data collection end: December 2016
Number that met the criteria: 16317 / 18947
Data collection end: December 2017
Number that met the criteria: 16550 / 18965
| Area covered: |
England and Wales |
| Source: |
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. National Neonatal Audit Programme. |
Quality standard measure: Proportion of women between 26+0 and 29+6 weeks of pregnancy in suspected preterm labour who receive maternal corticosteroids.
What was measured: Proportion of mothers who delivered their babies before 34 weeks who received any dose of antenatal steroids.
Data collection end: December 2018
| Area covered: |
England and Wales |
| Source: |
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. National Neonatal Audit Programme. |
Quality standard measure: Proportion of women between 24+0 and 29+6 weeks of pregnancy in established preterm labour who receive magnesium sulfate.
What was measured: Proportion of mothers who delivered their babies before 30 weeks who received magnesium sulphate 24 hours prior to delivery.
Data collection end: December 2018
| Area covered: |
England and Wales |
| Source: |
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. National Neonatal Audit Programme. |