title: Morbidity and mortality in late preterm and early term newborns: a continuum.
abstract: Late preterm and early term infants are at higher risk for short-term and long-term morbidities and mortality than term infants. Such outcomes are influenced by many factors, the strongest of which is gestational age. Counseling and educating women and families about risks of late preterm and early term births is helpful for timing and route of delivery, managing the pregnancy and infant, and prognosticating outcomes for infants.
authors: Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. wengle@iupui.edu
authors: William A
authors: WA
authors: Engle
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology