Journal article
Late-Preterm Infants : A Population at Risk
Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.120(6), pp.1390-1401
2007
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2952
PMID: 18055691
Abstract
Late-preterm infants, defined by birth at 34 0/7 through 36 6/7 weeks' gestation, are less physiologically and metabolically mature than term infants. Thus, they are at higher risk of morbidity and mortality than term infants. The purpose of this report is to define "late preterm," recommend a change in terminology from "near term" to "late preterm," present the characteristics of late-preterm infants that predispose them to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality than term infants, and propose guidelines for the evaluation and management of these infants after birth.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Late-Preterm Infants : A Population at Risk
- Creators
- William A Engle - GuidanceKay M Tomashek - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCarol Wallman - GuidanceCommittee on Fetus and Newborn
- Contributors
- Edward F Bell (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Neonatology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.120(6), pp.1390-1401
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- DOI
- 10.1542/peds.2007-2952
- PMID
- 18055691
- ISSN
- 0031-4005
- eISSN
- 1098-4275
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology
- Record Identifier
- 9984354048802771
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