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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
Research about neonatal outcomes among late preterm infants (34 weeks through 36 6/7 weeks of gestation) is limited. Understanding which late preterm infants are at risk for neonatal morbidity or mortality is necessary to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital costs. We conducted a population-based cohort study of "healthy," singleton late preterm infants vaginally delivered in Massachusetts hospitals to Massachusetts residents between 1998 and 2002. We compared the incidence of neonatal morbidity (postdelivery inpatient readmissions, observational stays, or mortality) between "healthy," late preterm infants with and without infant, obstetric, and sociodemographic factors by calculating risk ratios adjusted for confounding. Of the 9552 late preterm, "healthy" infants, 4.8% had an inpatient readmission and 1.3% had an observational stay. Infants with neonatal morbidity were more likely to be firstborn, be breastfed at discharge, have labor and delivery complications, be a recipient of a public payer source at delivery, or have an Asian/Pacific Islander mother. Non-Hispanic blacks had a decreased risk for neonatal morbidity compared to other racial/ethnic groups. Knowledge of risk factors for neonatal morbidity among "healthy" late preterm infants can be used to identify infants needing closer monitoring and earlier follow-up after hospital discharge.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0146-0005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
54-60
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Breast Feeding, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Gestational Age, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Infant, Premature, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Infant, Premature, Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Infant Mortality, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Jaundice, Neonatal, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Length of Stay, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Massachusetts, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Maternal Age, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Pacific Islands, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Patient Readmission, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Pregnancy Complications, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Premature Birth, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16731277-Socioeconomic Factors
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Risk factors for neonatal morbidity and mortality among "healthy," late preterm newborns.
pubmed:affiliation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Maternal and Infant Health Branch, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. ayn9@cdc.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article