Neonatal morbidity in singleton late preterm infants compared with full-term infants

Ziel: To test the hypothesis that singleton late preterm infants (34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks of gestation) compared with full-term infants have a higher incidence of short-term morbidity and stay longer in hospital. Methodik: In this retrospective, multi-centre study electronic data of children born at 5 hospitals in Switzerland were recorded. Short-term outcome of late preterm infants were compared with a control group of full-term infants (39 0/7 to 40 6/7 weeks of gestation). Multiple gestations, pregnancies complicated by fetal malformations, maternal consumption of illicit drugs as well as infants with incomple…