ArticleArchives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2018
Survival of very preterm infants admitted to neonatal care in England 2008-2014: time trends and regional variation.
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- Developing and validating an explainable digital mortality prediction tool for extremely preterm infants.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Outcomes of Preterm Infants Born at 22 to 23 Weeks' Gestation in 11 International Neonatal Networks.JAMA pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Neonatal Morbidities and Hospitalization in the First 2 Years of Life Among Infants Born Very Preterm.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Understanding the experience of the mothers' ability to take care of their preterm infants related to in-hospital and post-discharge: a qualitative content analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Facilitating safe transition to home for preterm infants (FAST home): Protocol for a retrospective observational study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Association between preterm birth and asthma and atopic dermatitis in preschool children: a nationwide population-based study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- In-utero transfer, survival-focused care and survival to 28-days at 22-24 weeks' gestation pre- and post- implementation of an extreme prematurity management guideline in Victoria, Australia.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in preterm births in an English maternity setting: a population-based study of 1.3 million births.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Stability of neurodevelopmental trajectories in moderately late and early preterm children born 15 years apart.Pediatric research · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyse survival trends and regional variation for very preterm infants admitted to neonatal care.
settingAll neonatal units in England. PATIENTS: Infants born at 22
methodsWe obtained data from the National Neonatal Research Database. We used logistic regression to model survival probability with birth weight, GA, sex, antenatal steroid exposure and multiple birth included in the risk adjustment model and calculated annualpercentage change (APC) for trends using joinpoint regression. We evaluated survival over a 20-year period for infants <26 weeks' GA using additional published data from the EPICure studies.
resultsWe identified 50 112 eligible infants. There was an increase in survival over 2008-2014 (2008: 88.0%; 2014: 91.3%; adjusted APC 0.46% (95% CI 0.30 to 0.62) p<0.001). The greatest improvement was at 22
conclusionsContinued national improvement in the survival of very preterm admissions masks important regional variation. Timely assessment of preterm survival is feasible using electronic records.
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