30,000 live births from 2006-2008 Compared courses of babies of 37-38 weeks to those of 39 weeks or longer.

CONSEQUENCES OF DELIVERY PRIOR TO 39 WEEKS

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO 2013

30,000 live births from 2006-2008

Compared courses of babies of 37-38 weeks to those of 39 weeks or longer

SPECIFIC CONSEQUENCES

Hypoglycemia Intravenous fluid requirements Antibiotics NICU admission Respiratory distress

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2009

NIH Compared outcomes for infants at gestational ages of 37-42+ weeks for infants born in 19 U.S. academic centers from 1999-2002

Any adverse outcome or death Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) NICU admission Neonatal sepsis Treated hypoglycemia CPR and/or assisted ventilation in first 24

hrs Hospitalization for at least 5 days.

Gestational Age (weeks)

37 38 39 40 41 42+

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