Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 ObjectivePreterm birth is a major healthcare problem and has been rising gradually in the past three decades in China. Yet the ethnic differences in the rates and distributions of preterm birth remain largely unknown in China.
Guiying Cao +5 more
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Effect of preterm birth on early neonatal, late neonatal, and postneonatal mortality in India
PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 Despite India having a high burden of infant deaths and preterm birth, there is a clear lack of studies documenting association between preterm birth and infant mortality in India.
Ajit Kumar Kannaujiya +6 more
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The World Health Organization Antenatal CorTicosteroids for Improving Outcomes in preterm Newborns (ACTION-III) Trial: study protocol for a multi-country, multi-centre, double-blind, three-arm, placebo-controlled, individually randomized trial of antenatal corticosteroids for women at high probability of late preterm birth in hospitals in low- resource countries. [PDF]
TrialsBackground Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of newborn and under-5 mortality. Over 85% of all preterm births occur in the late preterm period, i.e. between 34 and
WHO ACTION Trials Collaborators.
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Prevalence of Late Preterm and Early Term Birth in Portugal
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2016 Introduction: Late preterm birth (defined as birth between 34 and 36 complete weeks’ gestation) and early term birth (defined as birth between 37 and 38 complete weeks’ gestation) have become a topic of recent discussion as the morbidity associated with
Joana Goulão Barros +2 more
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Neurocognitive outcome in young adults born late-preterm [PDF]
, 2017 Aim This study examined whether late-preterm birth (34+0 to 36+6wks+d gestational age) was associated with neurocognitive deficit in young adulthood, and whether small for gestational age (SGA) birth amplified any adversity.
Andersson, Sture +9 more
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Analysis of the influencing factors of delivery timing and mode of preterm maternal in a maternity and child care hospital in Beijing [PDF]
Yixue xinzhi zazhiObjective To investigate the influencing factors of delivery timing and delivery mode of preterm maternal in a maternity and child care hospital in Beijing.Methods The general clinical data of preterm maternal in the hospital from January 2017 to ...
YUAN Li +3 more
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Lung function in young adulthood in relation to moderate-to-late preterm birth. [PDF]
ERJ Open ResBackground Moderate-to-late preterm birth (32 to
Lundberg B +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 BackgroundA large proportion of the rise in prematurity worldwide is owing to late preterm births, which may be due to the expansion of obstetric interventions, especially pre-labour caesarean section.
Maria do Carmo Leal +8 more
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Predictors of adverse short-term outcomes in late preterm infants
BMC Pediatrics, 2023 Background Infants born between 34 weeks and 36 weeks and 6 days of gestation are defined as late preterm infants (LPIs), and they account for approximately 74% of all premature births. Preterm birth (PB) remains the leading cause of infant mortality and
Nina Mekic +7 more
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Factors Associated with Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation Failure in Late Preterm and Term Infants with Respiratory Distress after Birth [PDF]
Neonatal Medicine, 2022 Purpose We examined the factors associated with nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) failure in late preterm and term infants with respiratory distress after birth.
Gyu Hong Shim
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