title: Neonatal problems of late and moderate preterm infants.
abstract: Late and moderate preterm infants account for >80% of premature births. These newborns experience considerable mortality and morbidity in comparison with full-term born infants. The purpose of this paper is to summarise the most common morbidities of late and moderate preterm infants in the neonatal period, their incidence, severity, risk factors and need for admission to the different levels of care. The recent findings on preventive strategies and management priorities for clinical care of these vulnerable babies are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Etudes Périnatales de l'Océan Indien, Centre d'Investigation Clinique et d'Epidémiologie Clinique (CIC-EC), La Réunion, France. jean-bernard.gouyon@chr-reunion.fr
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Gouyon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iacobelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferdynus
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonsante
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors