Maternal Migration Background and Mortality Among Infants Born Extremely Preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Extremely preterm infants require care provided in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to survive. In the Netherlands, a decision is made regarding active treatment between 24 weeks 0 days and 25 weeks 6 days after consultation with the parents.

Objective

To investigate the association between maternal migration background and admissions to NICUs and mortality within the first year among extremely preterm infants.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study linked data of registered births in the Netherlands with household-level income tax records and municipality and mortality registers. Eligible participants were households with live births at 24 weeks 0 days to 25 weeks 6 days gestation between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2017. D

SUBMITTER: Vidiella-Martin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719757 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature