Outcomes to 5 years of outborn versus inborn infants <32 weeks in Western Australia: a cohort study of infants born between 2005 and 2018.

Jonathan W DavisC E SeeberElizabeth A NathanTobias StrunkAndy GillMary Sharp

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2023)

Outborn preterm infants <32 weeks in WA had increased odds of mortality and combined brain injury than those inborn. Developmental outcomes up to 5 years were similar between groups. Loss to follow-up may have impacted the long-term comparison.

Keyphrases

brain injury
preterm infants
subarachnoid hemorrhage
gestational age
low birth weight
cerebral ischemia
cardiovascular events
risk factors
preterm birth
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
adipose tissue