The Scope of the Problem: The Epidemiology of Late Preterm and Early-Term Birth

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 246-248

  Gyamfi Bannerman, Cynthia ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Early term; Late preterm; Prematurity; Respiratory morbidity

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; DELIVERY; EARLY TERM BIRTH; EARLY TERM DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMATURE AND PREMATURE LABOR; LATE PRETERM BIRTH; LATE PRETERM DELIVERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053449114     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2011.05.013     Document Type: Review

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