The Impact of Altitude at Birth on Perinatal Respiratory Support for Neonates with Trisomy 21.

Jessica L BloomAnna FurnissKrithika SureshRobert C FuhlbriggeMolly M LambSophie RosenbergAnastasia EdwardsSean T O'Leary

Published in: American journal of perinatology (2021)

· Neonates with T21 have an increased need for perinatal respiratory support at all altitudes.. · The odds of needing perinatal respiratory support did not increase monotonically with elevation.. · Additional research is critical to understanding the effects of altitude on neonates with T21..

Keyphrases

low birth weight
pregnant women
respiratory tract
preterm infants
preterm birth