Perinatal and neonatal outcomes of high-risk asymptomatic women from a specialist preterm birth surveillance clinic

Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as birth before 37  weeks of gestation, and is the global leading cause of death in children less than five years old [1,2]. There has been minimal progress globally to reduce PTB rates over the last decade, and an estimated 9.9 % of all births occur prior to 37 weeks of gestation each year, encompassing 13.4 mi llion infants [3]. Advances in perinatal and neonatal intensive care, including the use of antenatal corticosteroids, exogenous surfactant and non-invasive ventilation, have improved infant survival rates at all gestational ages in high-income countries [4,5].
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Full length article Source Type: research