The risk of intrapartum/neonatal mortality and morbidity following birth at 37 weeks of gestation: a nationwide cohort study

Objective: To assess intrapartum/neonatal mortality and morbidity risk in infants born at 37 weeks of gestation compared with infants born at 39–41 weeks of gestation. Design: Nationwide cohort study. Setting: The Netherlands. Population: A total of 755 198 women delivering at term of a singleton without congenital malformations during 2010–14. Methods: We used data from the national perinatal registry (PERINED). Analysis was performed with logistic regression and stratification for the way labour started and type of care. Main outcome measures: Intrapartum or neonatal mortality up to 28 days... Mehr ...