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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-12-14
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| pubmed:abstractText |
There is little doubt that very preterm infants <30 weeks' gestation should be born in level-3 perinatal centres. For preterm infants 30-36 weeks' gestation, however, the optimum place of birth is not so clear-cut. The aims of this study of livebirths 30-36 weeks' gestational age born in Victoria were to determine: 1) the proportions delivered outside level-3 centres, and 2) for infants born outside level-3 centres, the proportions transferred after birth to a level-3 nursery in the first days after birth. Data on the number of livebirths 30-36 weeks' gestational age in Victoria in the 3 years 1994-1996, inclusive, were supplied by the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit. Data were obtained from the Newborn Emergency Transport Service (NETS) on all transfers within the first 3 days after birth to a level-3 centre for infants born outside level-3 centres. For the 3 years 1994-1996 there were 11,375 livebirths 30-36 weeks' gestational age in Victoria. The proportion born outside a level-3 perinatal unit was 57.9% overall, and rose with increasing gestational age, from 10.9% at 30 weeks to 69.0% at 36 weeks. Of the 6,587 livebirths outside a level-3 centre, 808 (12.3%) were transferred within the first 3 days after birth by NETS to a level-3 centre, the proportions falling with increasing maturity, being 73.7%, 48.5%, 28.4%, 26.9%, 18.8%, 11.8%, and 7.0% at 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 weeks, respectively. These data may help medical practitioners when determining the place of delivery for infants 30-36 weeks' gestation.
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| pubmed:commentsCorrections | |
| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
0004-8666
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
38
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
298-300
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-11
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Delivery, Obstetric,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Delivery Rooms,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Gestational Age,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Infant, Premature,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Patient Transfer,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Transportation of Patients,
pubmed-meshheading:9761157-Victoria
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| pubmed:year |
1998
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Preterm infants 30-36 weeks' gestation in Victoria--where should they be delivered?
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Division of Paediatrics, the Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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