The rate of late preterm births has been increasing over time. It has been recognized that this population is at increased risk for various morbidities as well as mortality. Late preterm infants (LPI) (those born 34 to 36 6/7 weeks gestation) comprise a unique population requiring enhanced awareness and sensitivity to issues of delivery, transition, infection, nutrition, discharge readiness, and parent education that need to begin shortly after birth.
Initiatives
To achieve tangible results, you have to have ambitious initiatives. (We do.)
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Maternal cardiac disease is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in pregnancy and the first year postpartum.1,2 The most recent data suggests that cardiovascular diseases account for 26.5% of pregnancy-related deaths in the US.1
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