ArticleBJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2025
Vulnerable newborn types: Analysis of population-based registries for 165 million births in 23 countries, 2000-2021.
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the prevalence of novel newborn types among 165 million live births in 23 countries from 2000 to 2021.
designPopulation-based, multi-country analysis.
settingNational data systems in 23 middle- and high-income countries. POPULATION: Liveborn infants.
methodsCountry teams with high-quality data were invited to be part of the Vulnerable Newborn Measurement Collaboration. We classified live births by six newborn types based on gestational age information (preterm <37 weeks versus term ≥37 weeks) and size for gestational age defined as small (SGA, <10th centile), appropriate (10th-90th centiles), or large (LGA, >90th centile) for gestational age, according to INTERGROWTH-21st standards. We considered small newborn types of any combination of preterm or SGA, and term + LGA was considered large. Time trends were analysed using 3-year moving averages for small and large types.
main outcome measuresPrevalence of six newborn types.
resultsWe analysed 165 017 419 live births and the median prevalence of small types was 11.7% - highest in Malaysia (26%) and Qatar (15.7%). Overall, 18.1% of newborns were large (term + LGA) and was highest in Estonia 28.8% and Denmark 25.9%. Time trends of small and large infants were relatively stable in most countries.
conclusionsThe distribution of newborn types varies across the 23 middle- and high-income countries. Small newborn types were highest in west Asian countries and large types were highest in Europe. To better understand the global patterns of these novel newborn types, more information is needed, especially from low- and middle-income countries.
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