Neonatal outcome of small for gestational age infants born at 26-33 weeks' gestation in Chinese neonatal intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rate and outcomes of small for gestational age (SGA) infants admitted to Chinese neonatal intensive care units (NICU) has been poorly demonstrated. We aimed to describe the rate and outcomes of SGA preterm infants in Chinese NICU, and to evaluate the association of SGA status with neonatal outcomes in different gestational age (GA) and birth weight percentile groups.

Methods

This cohort study included all infants born at 26-33 weeks' gestation and admitted to 25 tertiary Chinese NICUs from April 2015 to May 2018. SGA was defined as a birthweight <10th percentile for GA based on the Chinese neonatal birth weight curve.

Results

A total of 24,596 infants were included, and 1,867 (7.6%) infants were SGA. SGA infants had significantly higher rates of death or an

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8107883 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature