Abstract Late preterm (34–36 weeks of gestational age (GA)), and early term (37–38 weeks
GA) birth rates among singleton live births vary from 3% to 6% and from 15% to 31 …

" The preterm (less than 37 weeks of gestation) birth rate rose by more than 20 percent in the
United States between 1990 and 2006. Most of this increase was among infants born toward …

Background Maternal age at pregnancy is increasing worldwide as well as preterm birth.
However, the association between prematurity and advanced maternal age remains …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if the rates of pregnancy complications, preterm birth, small for
gestational age, perinatal mortality, and serious neonatal morbidity are higher among …

RAJU higher risk for short and long-term morbidity and mortality, and calling them “near-
term” wrongly implied that they were almost fully mature. The expert panel recommended …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of maternal age on survival free of major morbidity
among preterm newborns younger than 33 weeks of gestation at birth. METHODS: Data …

Please cite this paper as: Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Butler B, Joseph K. International
comparisons of preterm birth: higher rates of late preterm birth are associated with lower …

Background Recent epidemiological evidence has shown increased rates of cardiovascular
mortality and associated risk factors in those born small. However, scarce information exists …

Objectives To investigate survival, hospitalization, and acute-care costs of very (28-31
weeks' gestation) and moderate preterm (32-33 weeks' gestation) infants in the first 6 years …

The global burden of preterm birth (PTB) includes the morbidity and mortality of babies born
before 37 completed weeks of gestation. Prematurity has been the leading worldwide cause …