Premature birth is a significant cause of infant and child morbidity and mortality. In the United
States, the premature birth rate, which had steadily increased during the 1990s and early …

Survival rates have greatly improved in recent years for infants of borderline viability;
however, these infants remain at risk of developing a wide array of complications, not only in …

Background Data reported during the past 5 years indicate that rates of survival have
increased among infants born at the borderline of viability, but less is known about how …

Objective To determine survival and neonatal morbidity for babies born between 22 and 26
weeks' gestation in England during 2006, and to evaluate changes in outcome since 1995 …

Although individual behaviors have not been proven to have a strong influence on the risk of
preterm birth, consistent evidence suggests that a constellation of favorable lifestyle factors …

Placental abruption alone or with maternal thrombophilia has been associated with an
increased rate of maternal vascular lesions diagnosed far from delivery. Although the …

OBJECTIVE: To provide instructive information on death and neurodevelopmental outcomes
of infants born at 22 and 23 weeks' gestational age. METHODS: The study cohort consisted …

Objective. Increasing survival of extremely low birth weight (ELBW; birth weight< 1000 g)
infants raises a concern regarding the risks of adverse long-term outcome such as cognitive …

Aim This study investigated childhood diagnoses in children born extremely preterm before
24 weeks of gestation. Methods Diagnoses of neurodevelopmental disorders and selected …

OBJECTIVE: We compared neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 to 22 months' corrected
age of infants born with extremely low birth weight at an estimated gestational age of< 25 …