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Name | Comparison of neonatal morbidities of late preterm with term born babies. |
Description | Research article:-* Amarjeet S Wagh1 and Naveen Jain2. 1 Department of Pediatrics & Neonatology , Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. 2 DM, Consultant Neonatologist, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
Abstract:- Objectives: To compare the neonatal morbidities of late preterm babies with babies born term. Methods: Prospective observational study. Settings: Referral NICU Study period: 18 months Results: 114 late preterm babies were compared against 1094 term born babies. Late preterm babies had more neonatal morbidities compared to term babies (85 % vs 16.3 %). Need for resuscitation (14 vs 1.7 %), need for respiratory support (29.8 vs 3.4 %), hypoglycemia (30 vs 2.2 %), hyperbilirubinemia (50 vs 10.4 %), sepsis (9.6 vs 0.9 %), need for intravenous fluids (58 vs 2 %) were more in late preterms as compared to term babies. 94 % term babies were exclusively breast fed at discharge as against only 53.5 % late preterms. 83 (72.8 %) babies were followed up to 3 months age corrected for prematurity. 3.6 % had weights less than 5th centile and 83 % between 5 – 50th. 4.8 % of babies had an abnormal field on DDST and 20.4 % had a questionable test. Babies delivered late preterm for maternal or fetal indications had significantly more risk of neonatal morbidities than those born early due to preterm labor. Use of antenatal steroids did not alter outcomes. Conclusions: late preterm babies have higher risk of neonatal morbidities. They are likely to have growth and development concerns even at 3 months corrected age.
Keywords:- late preterm, term, neonatal morbidities. |
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