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Risk factors for and timing of death of extremely preterm infants
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Risk factors for and timing of death of extremely preterm infants

Dawn E Elder, Annie Wong and Jane M Zuccollo
Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, Vol.49(4), pp.407-410
08/2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01033.x
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/10523/35798

Abstract

Cause of Death Cohort Studies Female Fetal Growth Retardation - mortality Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infant, Premature, Diseases - mortality Infant, Very Low Birth Weight Logistic Models Morbidity New Zealand - epidemiology Pregnancy Premature Birth - epidemiology Risk Factors Time Factors
This study examined risk factors for timing and cause of death for extremely preterm infants > or = 23 weeks and < 28 weeks. There were 479 liveborn infants and 98 deaths reviewed over a ten-year period. Thirty-two deaths (33%) occurred on the first day of life and 72 (75%) in the first month of life. Lower gestation and intrauterine growth restriction were significant risk factors for death. Most deaths occurred in the first month of life and at the lowest gestation in the first week.

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