Cagla Dikderi, Hilal Burcu Özkan Atak, Esra Yucel
Working Memory, Attention Skills and Language Proficiency in Children with Unilateral and Bilateral Cochlear Implants
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
increasing evidence association early term birth adverse neonatal outcomes however paucity data true neonatal outcomes following term deliveries lowerincome countries including nigeria study compared neonatal outcomes early lateterm deliveries tertiary hospital lagos nigeria fiveyear retrospective cohort study term deliveries january 2013 december 2017 data obtained labour ward neonatal ward admission registers medical records hospital descriptive inferential statistics computed relevant data statistical significance reported pvalue 005 1001 deliveries reviewed analysed study 215 recorded adverse neonatal events significantly higher proportion occurring early term compared lateterm delivered pregnancies 758 versus 242 p 0001 statistically higher rate nicu admission early term neonates lateterm neonates 143 versus 39 p 0001 respiratory complications common adverse outcomes experienced neonates groups however early term neonates higher risk even adjusted sex birth weight mode delivery study highlights substantial impact gestational age neonatal outcomes early term neonates significantly higher risk adverse events compared lateterm neonates strategies aimed reducing rates elective early term induction labour caesarean deliveries may help minimize occurrence adverse neonatal outcomes setting