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20873975

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
Late preterm is the recommended definition for infants born at 34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks' gestation after the onset of the mother's last menstrual period. Late-preterm infants are known to have greater mortality and morbidity when compared with term infants during the neonatal period. Obstetric management plays a substantial role in influencing neonatal outcomes. We conducted a retrospective study on late-preterm births based on data collected by regional certificates of birth attendance, comparing overall data with those relative to our Department, the aim of our study was to evaluate if obstetric management, related to different delivery settings, could influence the prevalence and the method of delivery in late preterm gestational age. Preterm births represent about 10% of 25,011 births in Sardinia, and 72.6% of them are late preterm. Elective cesarean section results significantly higher in late preterm than in term deliveries. In our Department, both late-preterm delivery rate and elective cesarean sections rate were lower if compared with country region data. Obstetric management strategies play an important role in delaying deliveries and reducing late-preterm birth rates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1476-4954
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23 Suppl 3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Late preterm: obstetric management.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Cagliari.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article