Open AccessLate preterm birth is associated with short‐term morbidity but not with adverse neurodevelopmental and physical outcomes at 1 year
Author(s) -
Hughes Alice,
Greisen Gorm,
Arce JoanCarles,
Thornton Steven
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/aogs.12258
Subject(s) - medicine , term (time) , pediatrics , adverse effect , premature birth , obstetrics , pregnancy , gestational age , biology , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract We compared the neonatal and infant outcomes at one year (Bayley mental and psychomotor development index, and physical growth) of babies who were ( n = 63) or were not ( n = 100) delivered prior to 37 weeks in women admitted in threatened late preterm labor (34–35 +6 weeks) with a cervix ≤15 mm. The women were part of a clinical trial to investigate the tocolytic effect of the oxytocin antagonist barusiban. Babies born late preterm (34–36 +6 weeks) had a significantly increased risk of short‐term morbidity (hepatobiliary disorders, respiratory disorders, metabolic disorders, nervous system disorders, infection; p < 0.05 for each) compared with those born at term, but there were no significant differences in the neurodevelopmental and physical outcomes at one year ( p > 0.05 for both one‐year outcomes).