Importance Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death in children younger
than 5 years worldwide. Despite advancing knowledge of risk factors and mechanisms …

Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years
worldwide. Although preterm survival rates have increased in high-income countries …

Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of death among children under five years.
Previous estimates indicated global preterm birth rate of 10.6%(14.8 million neonates) in …

Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and is associated with
long-term physical, neurodevelopmental, and socioeconomic effects. This study updated …

Importance Inequalities in preterm infant mortality exist between population subgroups
within the United States. Objective To characterize trends in preterm infant mortality by …

Background Neonatal disorders (ND) are a significant global health issue. This article aimed
to track the global trends of neonatal disorders in 204 countries/territories from 1990 to 2019 …

Importance Extreme prematurity is associated with a substantial burden on health care
systems worldwide. However, little is known about the prognosis of infants born extremely …

Background: Neonatal mortality and morbidity are increasingly recognized as important
globally, but detailed estimates of neonatal morbidity from conditions and long-term …

BACKGROUND Mortality and morbidity for very preterm infants in the United States
decreased for years. The current study describes recent changes to assess whether the …

Background Preterm birth rate continues to rise around the world mainly at the expense of
late preterm newborns, recently defined as births between the gestational age of 34 weeks …