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Table 9 Newborn disposition by year

From: Substance use during pregnancy: impact on Colorado community hospital

Year

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Home

8

23

56

94

112

Acute Care Hospital

15

30

14

0

0

Home w/Home Health

0

4

22

20

9

Other

2

1

2

1

6

Total

25

58

94

115

127

  1. The trends in proportions were determined according to the Cochran-Armitage chi-square test
  2. The proportion of newborns discharged home increased significantly (χ2 = 71.58, df = 1, p < 0.001), the proportion discharged to another acute care hospital decreased significantly (χ2 = 125.11, df = 1, p < 0.001), and the proportions discharged to home w/home health did not change significantly (χ2 = 0.001, df = 1, p = 0.98)