12.  30,000 live births from 2006-2008  Compared courses of babies of 37-38 weeks to those of 39 weeks or longer

13.  Hypoglycemia  Intravenous fluid requirements  Antibiotics  NICU admission  Respiratory distress

14. NIH Compared outcomes for infants at gestational ages of 37-42+ weeks for infants born in 19 U.S. academic centers from 1999- 2002

15.  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.

16. Gestational Age (weeks) 37 38 394041 42+

19. “Heavier Babies Do Better in School” October 10, 2014