Neonatal Morbidities and Hospitalization in the First 2 Years of Life Among Infants Born Very Preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children born very preterm have increased health care use. However, there is a lack of research using contemporary national data quantifying hospitalizations after neonatal discharge to inform counseling of families and health care provision.

Objective

To examine hospital admissions after neonatal discharge and before 2 years of age among children born at less than 32 weeks' gestation and assess associations between hospitalization and neonatal morbidities.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used data from all neonatal units and admitting hospitals in England and Wales supplied from the National Neonatal Research Database, linked with the Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care database in England and the Patient Epi

SUBMITTER: van Hasselt TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12409584 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature