Erika M Edwards, Lucy T Greenberg, Jeffrey D Horbar, Luigi Gagliardi, Mark Adams, Angelika Berger, Sara Leitao, Karen Luyt, Danielle E Y Ehret, Jeannette A Rogowski
BACKGROUND: Postmenstrual age for surviving infants without congenital anomalies born at 24-29 weeks' gestational age from 2005 to 2018 in the USA increased 8 days, discharge weight increased 316 grams, and median discharge weight z-score increased 0.19 standard units. We asked whether increases were observed in other countries. METHODS: We evaluated postmenstrual age, weight, and weight z-score at discharge of surviving infants without congenital anomalies born at 24-29 weeks' gestational age admitted to Vermont Oxford Network member hospitals in Austria, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA from 2012 to 2020...
January 17, 2023: Neonatology