Neonatology/Perinatology

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York is part of the Vermont Oxford Network. Shown below are our mortality and morbidity rates (in percentages) for very low birthweight babies born 2003-2007.

Birthweight	n	Survived	BPD*	PVL	IVH 3+4	ROP 3+4
501-750g	120	62.2	30.9	1.9	10.6	42.7
751-1000g	189	85.9	10.8	2.8	5.7	11.2
1001-1250g	179	94.7	1.7	0.0	2.7	2.3
1251-1500g	204	96.7	2.9	0.6	0.0	0.0
Total	692	85.1	9.7	1.4	4.6	15.1

*0₂ requirement at 36 weeks gestation