Intrauterine Inflammation, Excessive Fetal Growth and Respiratory Morbidities in Moderate-To-Late Preterm Neonates

CONCLUSION: Together with the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome and gestational age, chorioamnionitis and high birth-weight z-scores were associated with an increased incidence of respiratory morbidities in moderate-to-late preterm neonates. The deleterious impact of intrauterine inflammation on the lungs may be common in neonates of virtually all gestational ages. Traditional admission policy of neonatal intensive care units based on a threshold birth-weight, may leave a group of neonates without close observation despite their increased risks for respiratory morbidities.PMID:38104557 | DOI:10.1159/000534163

Source: Neonatology - December 17, 2023 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Kyoko Yokoi Osuke Iwata Satoru Kobayashi Hideo Jinnou Shin Kato Shinji Saitoh Haruo Goto Source Type: research