Neonatal mortality by gestational age in days in infants born at term: A cohort study in Sao Paulo city, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Birth at term comprises a period with heterogeneous neonatal outcomes that tend to be worse for infants born earlier. However, few studies have analyzed this period, in which each day can make a difference. Therefore, we aim to assess neonatal mortality (NM) according to gestational age (GA) at birth measured in days in term liveborn infants born in 2012-2017 in São Paulo, the largest city in Latin America. This population-based cohort study assessed term liveborn infants followed until the end of the neonatal period. We analyzed 7 models for NM according to GA in days: crude NM adjusted for maternal and prenatal variables, NM additionally adjusted for type of birth and type of hospital, and adjusted NM stratified by type of birth (cesarean and vaginal) and by type of hospital (public and

SUBMITTER: Reis Queiroz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9678289 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature