Trends in Mortality and Morbidity for Very Low Birth Weight Infants, 1991–1999

D. Horbar, Jeffrey; J. Badger, Gary; H. Carpenter, Joseph; A. Fanaroff, Avroy; J. Kilpatrick, Sarah; LaCorte, Meena; H. Phibbs, Roderic; F. Soll, Roger; the Members of the Vermont Oxford Network, for

doi:10.1542/peds.110.1.143

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Trends in Mortality and Morbidity for Very Low Birth Weight Infants, 1991–1999

Published in PEDIATRICS • Jul 1, 2002

Authors:

Jeffrey D. Horbar

Gary J. Badger

Joseph H. Carpenter

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Medical care for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and their mothers has changed dramatically during the 1990s, yet it is unclear how these changes have affected mortality and morbidity. OBJECTIVE: We used the Vermont Oxford Network Database to identify trends in clinical practice and...

Subject

Medicine

Low birth weight

Pediatrics

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