title: Locations and outcomes of premature births in Arkansas.
abstract: Most (57.6%) of the extremely premature infants were born at a hospital without the availability of neonatal and MFM specialists, and 38.4% of the very premature were born at a hospital without a neonatologist. Increasing evidence indicates that delivery at a Level 3 facility results in better survival for these high risk infants. Health professionals, administrators and policy leaders could fashion new approaches to obstetrical care in Arkansas to improve neonatal outcomes.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.forename: Whit
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bronstein
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grimes
authors.forename: Curtis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lowery
mesh_terms: D001131:Arkansas; D002568:Certification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009359:Neonatology / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000401:mortality*