Table 1:

Two-week readmission rate for jaundice among newborns by time period*†

VariableNo. (%) of newborns
Time period 1
n = 2466		Time period 2
n = 2493
Readmitted54 (2.2)58 (2.3)
 35–37 weeks’ gestation19 (6.8)
n = 281		18 (6.5)
n = 275
 ≥ 38 weeks’ gestation35 (1.6)
n = 2185		40 (1.8)
n = 2218

  • ↵* Time period 1: June 1 to Nov. 30, 2015; time period 2: June 1 to Nov. 30, 2016.

  • ↵† No significant difference was found between time periods in readmission of newborns for any age categories.