Prematurity is the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. In developed countries,
extremely preterm infants contribute disproportionately to both neonatal and infant mortality …

Background Advances in obstetric and neonatal medical care and assisted reproductive
technology have increased the rates of preterm birth, decreased preterm mortality rates, and …

Survival rates for extremely preterm (< 28 weeks' gestational age) infants have increased
and are approaching 3 in 4 with the advent of modern perinatal and neonatal intensive care …

Individuals born extremely preterm (before 28 weeks of gestation) comprise only about 0.7%
of births in the United States and an even lower proportion in other high resource countries …

Importance Despite improvement during recent decades, extremely preterm infants continue
to contribute disproportionately to neonatal mortality and childhood morbidity. Objective To …

Late preterm infants, defined as newborns born between 34 0/7-36 6/7 weeks of gestational
age, constitute a unique group among all premature neonates. Often overlooked because of …

OBJECTIVE: Late-preterm infants (34 weeks 0/7 days-36 weeks 6/7 days' gestation)
represent the largest proportion of singleton preterm births. A systematic review was …

Infants born at extreme preterm gestation are at risk for both death and disability. Although
rates of survival have improved for this population, and some evidence suggests a trend …

OBJECTIVE: To determine 1-year survival and major neonatal morbidities (intracranial
hemorrhage grade> 2, cystic periventricular leukomalacia, retinopathy of prematurity grade> …

Importance Survival of infants born extremely preterm (EP)(< 28 weeks' gestation) has
increased since the early 1990s. It is necessary to know whether increased survival is …