Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcomes of Neonates Born at Less Than 30 Weeks' Gestation, 2018-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous research has examined outcomes among very preterm newborns by the birthing parent's race and ethnicity, but knowledge about these trends during the COVID-19 pandemic is limited.

Objective

To examine trends in outcomes among Black, Hispanic, and Asian preterm newborns compared with White preterm newborns.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study (2018-2022) took place at 774 neonatal intensive care units in the Vermont Oxford Network. Participants were newborns born at 22 to 29 weeks' gestation.

Exposure

Race and ethnicity.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcomes were mortality and complications, including respiratory distress syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), early-onset sepsis, late-onset sepsis (LOS), sev

SUBMITTER: Boghossian NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659913 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature