articleNew England Journal of MedicineJan 21, 2015BRONZE OA

Causes and Timing of Death in Extremely Premature Infants from 2000 through 2011

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Abstract

Background

Understanding the causes and timing of death in extremely premature infants may guide research efforts and inform the counseling of families.

Methods

We analyzed prospectively collected data on 6075 deaths among 22,248 live births, with gestational ages of 22 0/7 to 28 6/7 weeks, among infants born in study hospitals within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. We compared overall and cause-specific in-hospital mortality across three periods from 2000 through 2011, with adjustment for baseline differences.

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