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Respiratory morbidity in late preterm births

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In a contemporary cohort of deliveries in the United States, late preterm birth, compared with term delivery, was associated with increased risk of respiratory distress syndrome and other respiratory morbidity.
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Context Late preterm births (LPTB, 34 0/7-36 6/7 weeks) account for a growing proportion of prematurity-associated short term morbidities, particularly respiratory, that require specialized care and prolonged neonatal hospital stays.

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A united states national reference for fetal growth

TL;DR: The findings indicate that the prevalence of fetal growth restriction (FGR) will vary markedly, depending on the fetal growth curve used, and many previously published fetal growth curves no longer provide an up-to-date reference for describing the distribution of birth weight by gestational age.
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The Contribution of Mild and Moderate Preterm Birth to Infant Mortality

TL;DR: Mild- and moderate-preterm birth infants are at high RR for death during infancy and are responsible for an important fraction of infant deaths.
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“Late-Preterm” Infants: A Population at Risk

TL;DR: The characteristics of late-preterm infants are presented, a change in terminology from “near term” to “late preterm,” and guidelines for the evaluation and management of these infants after birth are proposed.
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Clinical Outcomes of Near-Term Infants

TL;DR: Near-term infants had significantly more medical problems and increased hospital costs compared with contemporaneous full- term infants and may represent an unrecognized at-risk neonatal population.
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