Morbidity and trends in length of hospitalisation of very and extremely preterm infants born between 2008 and 2021 in the Netherlands: a cohort study.

Karen de Bijl-MarcusManon J N L BendersJeroen DudinkKees C T B AhausMarijn KahlmannFloris Groenendaal

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

The findings of this study highlight the increasing overall LoS for very preterm infants. LoS of very preterm infants is presumably influenced by the occurrence of complications of preterm birth, which are more frequent in infants at a lower gestational age.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
gestational age
preterm birth
low birth weight
birth weight
risk factors