Diagnostic groups of survivors and non-survivors
| Disease process | Survivors (n=14) | Non-survivors (n=6) |
| Meconium aspiration syndrome | 6 | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 |
| Persistent hypertension of the newborn | 1 | 2 |
| Sepsis | 3 | 0 |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 2 | 1 |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 1 | 0 |