Avoiding late preterm deliveries to reduce neonatal complications: an 11-year cohort study

Abstract Background Late preterm (LPT) newborns, defined as those born between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 gestational weeks, have higher short- and long-term morbidity and mortality than term infants (≥37 weeks). A categorization to justify a non-spontaneous LPT delivery has been proposed to distinguish evid...

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Published in:	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Main Authors:	Noémie Bouchet, Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Marina Lumbreras Areta, Riccardo Erennio Pfister, Begoña Martinez de Tejada
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-01-01
Subjects:	Late preterm birth Delivery Spontaneous Non-spontaneous Evidence-based Trends
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1650-8