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Review
. 2007 Dec;120(6):1390-401.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-2952.

"Late-preterm" infants: a population at risk

William A Engle, Kay M Tomashek, Carol Wallman; Committee on Fetus and Newborn, American Academy of Pediatrics
Review

"Late-preterm" infants: a population at risk

William A Engle et al. Pediatrics. 2007 Dec.

Erratum in

  • Pediatrics. 2008 Feb;121(2):451

Abstract

Late-preterm infants, defined by birth at 34(0/7) through 36(6/7) weeks' gestation, are less physiologically and metabolically mature than term infants. Thus, they are at higher risk of morbidity and mortality than term infants. The purpose of this report is to define "late preterm," recommend a change in terminology from "near term" to "late preterm," present the characteristics of late-preterm infants that predispose them to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality than term infants, and propose guidelines for the evaluation and management of these infants after birth.

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