Objective. Previous multicenter studies have shown significant center differences in
neonatal characteristics and morbidities. This study evaluated center differences in outcome …

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors affecting center differences in mortality for extremely low
birth weight (ELBW) infants. METHODS: We analyzed data for 5418 ELBW infants born at 16 …

Background. Medical care for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and their mothers has
changed dramatically during the 1990s, yet it is unclear how these changes have affected …

Background: Physicians and parents face significant uncertainties when making care
decisions for extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Many published estimates of death …

Objective. Improvement in the survival of extremely low birth weight infants requires that we
evaluate the limits of our care and assess the impact of treatment on a population of infants …

Background. The outcomes for very low birth weight infants vary among neonatal intensive
care units (NICUs), but the reasons for this variation are not well understood. We used the …

OBJECTIVE: To compare neonatal outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants
admitted to NICUs participating in the Canadian Neonatal Network and the Neonatal …

OBJECTIVE: This report presents data from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network on care of and …

Objective To describe and analyze outcomes in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants treated
in 11 Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) from four South American countries. This study …

Background There has been a large increase in both the number of neonatal intensive care
units (NICUs) in community hospitals and the complexity of the cases treated in these units …