30,000 live births from Compared courses of babies of weeks to those of 39 weeks or longer
Hypoglycemia Intravenous fluid requirements Antibiotics NICU admission Respiratory distress
NIH Compared outcomes for infants at gestational ages of weeks for infants born in 19 U.S. academic centers from
Any adverse outcome or death Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) NICU admission Neonatal sepsis Treated hypoglycemia CPR and/or assisted ventilation in first 24 hrs Hospitalization for at least 5 days.
Gestational Age (weeks)
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