An overview of morbidity, mortality and long-term outcome of late preterm birth

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Dong ◽  
Jia-Lin Yu
Author(s):  
Lexuri Fernández de Gamarra-Oca ◽  
Natalia Ojeda ◽  
Ainara Gómez-Gastiasoro ◽  
Javier Peña ◽  
Naroa Ibarretxe-Bilbao ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Prins ◽  
J. S. von Lindern ◽  
S. van Dijk ◽  
F. G. A. Versteegh

Little is known about motor development in late preterm born infants. Our objective was to determine long-term outcome of motor skills of infants born between 32 and 34 weeks. All infants were assessed at corrected ages of 3 and 9 months, using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. At corrected ages of 4 years, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children was done. Seventy infants were seen at 4 years of age (median of 3 assessments per infant). Abnormal assessment at 3 or 9 months of age resulted in normal outcome in almost 80% at 4 years. On the other hand, a normal outcome in the first year of life resulted in an abnormal outcome at 4 years in 10% of the infants. Our results suggest that long-term followup of these late preterm born infants is necessary, as the assessments in the first year do not predict the long-term outcome.


1980 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libby Lloyd

Preterm birth is a crisis for both baby and family. The long term outcome for both will be greatly influenced by the families’ ability to move from the grief and impotence associated with the loss of expected full-term parenthood through to active involvement as a preterm parent and eventual acceptance of parenthood.The families' experience of the crisis is described for both normal and special situations. The implications for staff and family of more active participation of the family are discussed and some methods of involving the family are described.


2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Despoina Gkentzi ◽  
Gabriel Dimitriou

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A624-A624 ◽  
Author(s):  
J ARTS ◽  
M ZEEGERS ◽  
G DHAENS ◽  
G VANASSCHE ◽  
M HIELE ◽  
...  

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