Early-term Birth (37–38 Weeks) and Mortality in Young Adulthood

Crump, Casey; Sundquist, Kristina; Winkleby, Marilyn A.; Sundquist, Jan

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“…85 However, birth before 39 weeks increases the risk of morbidity 86 and is associated with increased risk of long-term mortality. 87 Therefore, before 39 weeks, early delivery needs to balance any reduction in stillbirth risk against morbidity and long-term mortality of the offspring, and should only be considered in the presence of a substantial risk for maternal or neonatal complications. For induction of labour, provision of adequate information to women is essential, because women have reported not being aware of the risks of induction or the implications for future pregnancies until after the induction had been completed.…”

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Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries

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Variation in stillbirth rates across high-income countries and large equity gaps within high-income countries persist. If all high-income countries achieved stillbirth rates equal to the best performing countries, 19 439 late gestation (28 weeks or more) stillbirths could have been avoided in 2015. The proportion of unexplained stillbirths is high and can be addressed through improvements in data collection, investigation, and classification, and with a better understanding of causal pathways. Substandard care contributes to 20-30% of all stillbirths and the contribution is even higher for late gestation intrapartum stillbirths. National perinatal mortality audit programmes need to be implemented in all high-income countries. The need to reduce stigma and fatalism related to stillbirth and to improve bereavement care are also clear, persisting priorities for action. In high-income countries, a woman living under adverse socioeconomic circumstances has twice the risk of having a stillborn child when compared to her more advantaged counterparts. Programmes at community and country level need to improve health in disadvantaged families to address these inequities.

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Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries

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“…1 This is due to evidence of increased morbidity in the neonatal period of infants born before 39 weeks' gestation [2][3][4] and due to increased mortality in infancy, childhood, and young adulthood of those born at 37 to 38 weeks' gestation compared with those born at full term. 5 However, there are limited data on the long-term respiratory outcomes of children and adults born early term, although some recent studies have focused on the respiratory outcomes of the late preterm population (34-36 weeks' gestation). [6][7][8] Some of these studies have included early-term birth in their analyses, 9 but data beyond 5 years of age are very limited.…”

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Early-term birth is a risk factor for wheezing in childhood: A cross-sectional population study

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“…These discoveries have advanced our knowledge of early life origins of chronic disease, and will help inform long-term clinical care for the growing number of adult survivors of preterm birth, which currently affects nearly 12% of US births and costs more than US$26 billion annually in US healthcare expenditures and lost productivity 3. Similarly, the first study of long-term mortality associated with early-term birth (37–38 weeks of gestation) has supported a re-definition of full-term birth,4 and can potentially influence the timing of deliveries to enhance maternal and infant health outcomes for the nearly 30% of US births that occur at early term. These and many other seminal studies of health issues with large population impacts are expanding the knowledge base needed to develop better-targeted preventive interventions and health policy in the USA.…”

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