Infants Born at Late Preterm Gestation: Management during the Birth Hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the admission practices, frequency of common clinical morbidities, and rates of medical intervention in infants born at 34-36 weeks gestational age (GA, late preterm).

Study design

This retrospective, single institution, cohort study analyzed electronic health records of infants born late preterm from 2019 through 2021. Infants with known congenital anomalies necessitating neonatal intensive care unit admission were excluded. Analysis included descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results

The study included 1022 infants: 209 (21%) 34 weeks GA, 263 (26%) 35 weeks GA, and 550 (54%) 36 weeks GA. Sixty-three percent of infants at 35 weeks GA and 78% of infants of 36 weeks GA remained in well newborn care throughout the birth hospitalization; infants

SUBMITTER: Joshi NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11645233 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature