Late preterm infants: main risk factors and outcomes (review)
Abstract
This article reviews the main risk factors of the late preterm newborns, peculiarities of neonatal adaptation and development, and long-term neurological outcomes.
About the Authors
L. A. Tymofeeva
V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Leyla Tymofeeva, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Newborn, V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
4, Akademika Oparina st., Moscow, Russia, 117997
D. R. Sharafutdinоva
V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Resident neonatologist
M. N. Shakaya
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Resident neonatologist
V. V. Lazareva
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Resident neonatologist
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