Hospitalisation after birth of infants: cross sectional analysis of potentially avoidable admissions across England using hospital episode statistics

Table 2 Frequency and rate (per 1000 live births) of admission for infants aged 0–6 days (overall and potentially preventable conditions (physiological jaundice, feeding difficulties and gastroenteritis))

YEAR	overall No. admissions	No. avoidable conditions	No. live births	rate^a overall admission	admission rate^a for potentially avoidable conditions
2008/09	17,629	8257	667,932	26·39	12·36
2009/10	18,869	8798	674,949	27·96	13·04
2010/11	20,534	9932	682,892	30·07	14·54
2011/12	19,962	10,313	689,582	28·95	14·96
2012/13	21,334	11,373	685,174	31·14	16·60
2013/14	22,067	12,079	662,521	33·31	18·23

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