… consistent accurate monitoring of trends over time. However, … of preterm birth (<37 weeks
of gestation) to the national infant mortality rate, because the relationship between preterm birth …

… We found that extremely preterm birth places children at high … cost to society of extreme
prematurity lies increasingly within … Scotland adopts a similar process to England and Wales and …

… leading cause of death in children less than five years old [1], … the prevalence of PTBs in
England and Wales from 8 % to 6 % … birth of 38.6 weeks for the overall population, and a low rate …

… Although not planned a priori, the rate of the primary outcome was calculated for the two
groups in the subgroups of infants born at 32 weeks' gestation or earlier, and those born within …

… In this unmatched ‘mixed risk’ cohort study which compared two antenatal care models we
found a significantly lower preterm birth rate for women accessing the FMU model of care. We …

… were linked with increased likelihood of pre-term birth and … the four UK constituent countries
(England, Scotland, Wales and … value of reducing prenatal smoking in mothers on children’s …

… We calculated the I-squared (I 2 ) value to measure heterogeneity. An I 2 value represents
the percentage of total variation across studies because of heterogeneity rather than chance. I …

… result in part from associated premature birth. We sought to evaluate the costs of SGA versus
… the neonatal period, childhood and throughout life and help to focus research priorities on …

… consequences of preterm birth. All reported the inverse relationship between costs and degree
… , and the exclusion of studies that assessed childhood costs over only one year,24, 25 18 …

… economic consequences of preterm birth, Mangham et al … costs over childhood for VLBW
infants. It is critical that this future work examine the impact of these morbidities over childhood, …