Gestational age and hospital admissions during childhood: population based, record linkage study in England (TIGAR study).

Victoria CoathupElaine BoyleClaire CarsonSamantha JohnsonJennifer J KurinzcukAlison MacfarlaneStavros PetrouOliver Rivero-AriasMaria A Quigley

Published in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2020)

The association between gestational age and hospital admission rates decreased with age, but an excess risk remained throughout childhood, even among children born at 38 and 39 weeks of gestation. Strategies aimed at the prevention and management of childhood infections should target children born preterm and those born a few weeks early.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
young adults
emergency department
healthcare
early life
low birth weight
childhood cancer
preterm infants
adverse drug
hiv infected