Neonatal Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants From the NICHD Neonatal Research Network

Authors

Barbara J Stoll
Nellie I Hansen
Edward F Bell
Seetha Shankaran
Abbot R Laptook
Michele C Walsh
Ellen C Hale
Nancy S Newman
Kurt Schibler
Waldemar A Carlo
Kathleen A Kennedy
Brenda B Poindexter
Neil N Finer
Richard A Ehrenkranz
Shahnaz Duara
Pablo J Sánchez
T Michael O'Shea
Ronald N Goldberg
Krisa P Van Meurs
Roger G Faix
Dale L Phelps
Ivan D Frantz
Kristi L Watterberg
Shampa Saha
Abhik Das
Rosemary D Higgins

Publication Date

9-1-2010

Journal

Pediatrics

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This report presents data from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network on care of and morbidity and mortality rates for very low birth weight infants, according to gestational age (GA).

METHODS: Perinatal/neonatal data were collected for 9575 infants of extremely low GA (22-28 weeks) and very low birth weight (401-1500 g) who were born at network centers between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2007.

RESULTS: Rates of survival to discharge increased with increasing GA (6% at 22 weeks and 92% at 28 weeks); 1060 infants died at

CONCLUSION: Although the majority of infants with GAs of >or=24 weeks survive, high rates of morbidity among survivors continue to be observed.

Keywords

Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Diseases, Male, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.), Survival Rate, United States

DOI

10.1542/peds.2009-2959

PMID

20732945

PMCID

PMC2982806

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

November 2010

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Published Open-Access

yes