OBJECTIVE: To examine the risks of infant death and neonatal morbidity by week of
gestation at term. STUDY DESIGN: National US birth cohort study on the basis of singleton …

Objective. In 1976, the Committee on Perinatal Health recommended that hospitals with no
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or intermediate NICUs transfer high-risk mothers and …

Objective: Our goal was to determine whether there are racial differences in the severity of
illness on admission for premature newborn infants independent of gestational age. Study …

Objective Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up clinic provides continued surveillance
and assessment of high-risk premature infants. We hypothesized that attrition is associated …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine if neonatal mortality rates (NMR)
based on birth weight discordance (BWD) differ based on mode of delivery. STUDY …

Background While assessment of sex differentials in child mortality is straightforward, their
interpretation must consider that, in the absence of gender bias, boys are more likely to die …

I read with interest the article you have published on the outcome of neonates cared for in
different size units. 1 As a provider of care who has worked at both community-based and …

Introduction To evaluate the impact of mode of delivery on the outcome of neonates born
before 34 weeks of gestation. Material and methods This is a retrospective cohort study of all …

Rationale/Objective. Although the short-and long-term outcome of low birth weight neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU) survivors has been extensively studied, much less information is …

In this month's Journal of Perinatology, Blackwell et al.(reference) describe the
''Interneonatal Intensive Care Unit Variation in Growth Rates and Feeding Practices in …