US birth weight/gestational age-specific neonatal mortality: 1995–1997 rates for whites, hispanics, and blacks
GR Alexander, M Kogan, D Bader, W Carlo… - …, 2003 - publications.aap.org
Objective. In recent years, gains in neonatal survival have been most evident among very
low birth weight, preterm, and low birth weight (LBW) infants. Most of the improvement in
neonatal survival since the early 1980s seems to be the consequence of decreasing birth
weight-specific mortality rates, which occurred during a period of increasing preterm and
LBW rates. Although the decline in neonatal mortality has been widely publicized in the
United States, research suggests that clinicians may still underestimate the chances of …
low birth weight, preterm, and low birth weight (LBW) infants. Most of the improvement in
neonatal survival since the early 1980s seems to be the consequence of decreasing birth
weight-specific mortality rates, which occurred during a period of increasing preterm and
LBW rates. Although the decline in neonatal mortality has been widely publicized in the
United States, research suggests that clinicians may still underestimate the chances of …