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At A Glance: Late Preterm Births in South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Abstract
A late preterm (LPT) birth is a birth between 34 and 36 completed weeks of gestation. Nationwide, the LPT birth rate rose 20 percent from 1990 to 2006. On average, more than 900 LPT babies are born every day in the U.S. LPT infants are often underdeveloped and are about four times as likely to die before they are 1 month old than full-term infants. Moreover, LPT infants are at higher risk of developing medical complications such as respiratory distress, apnea, temperature instability, high blood sugar and high bilirubin than full-term infants. This fact sheet seeks to identify and describe some of the factors associated with LPT deliveries among singleton births in S.C.
Issue Date
2011-07
Keywords
Premature labor--South Carolina, Premature infants--South Carolina
Type
Text
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