Short-term outcomes in early term infants (born at 37 or 38 weeks): a retrospective investigation

• Main Authors: Tsubasa Kitamura (Author), Kyosuke Tabata (Author), Yayoi Murano (Author), Daisuke Yoneoka (Author), Tomoyuki Nakazawa (Author), Ken Sakamaki (Author), Hiromichi Shoji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionRecently, researchers have introduced the concept of 'early term' infants, defined as infants born at 37 or 38 weeks of gestation, and their outcome has been discussed. Although the complications experienced by early term are less severe than those in preterm infants, this grou...