The Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Republic of Ireland Annual Report 2015 has been published by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre in association with the NICORE (Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes Research and Evaluation) Group. This is the second annual national report focusing on infants born less than 1500g and/or less than 29 weeks gestation in the Republic of Ireland. It presents outcomes of all very low birth weight (VLBW) infants born in in 2015 and compares them to those of infants born in 2014, the first year for which a complete national dataset on VLBW infants is available.

Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Republic of Ireland 2015 Report