Factors affecting nursery survival of very low birth weight infants.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-1987

Abstract

398 infants with birthweight (BW) 500-1500 g born from January 2 1982 to December 1983 were studied to determine incidence and survival rate by BW and gestational age (GA) categories and to determine causes of death and factors influencing mortality. 58% of the group survived. Factors other than those in the perinatal and postnatal period did not significantly influence survival. Infants with BW below 1000 g delivered by elective C-section had better survival than those delivered vaginally. Survival increased progressively with increasing BW and GA categories with GA more than BW being the limiting factor. Eleven (6.6%) of the deaths in the very low birth weight infants occurred during the nursery period after 28 days of age. These deaths would not have been addressed in the neonatal mortality.

Volume

15

Issue

3

First Page

297

Last Page

306

ISSN

0300-5577

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

3430327

Department(s)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Document Type

Article

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