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

• Main Authors: Noémie Bouchet (Author), Angèle Gayet-Ageron (Author), Marina Lumbreras Areta (Author), Riccardo Erennio Pfister (Author), Begoña Martinez de Tejada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...