The underestimation of immaturity in late preterm infants

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 619-626

  Hellmeyer, Lars ^a,b   Herz, Kathrin ^c   Liedtke, Bozena ^a   Wohlmuth, Peter ^c   Schmidt, Stephan ^d   Hackeloeer, Bernhard Joachim ^a  

^a Asklepios Clinic   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Proresearch Department ^*  (Germany)

^c Asklepios Proresearch Department   (Germany)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immaturity; Late preterms; Neonatological outcome; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMATURITY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84867997219     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2366-7     Document Type: Article

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