Problemi speciali
Il “late preterm”: un neonato pretermine attempato
Late preterm infants
Domenico Cipolla, Dante Ferrara, Mario Giuffrè, Giuseppe Puccio, Giovanni Moceri, Giovanni Corsello
Dipartimento Universitario Materno-Infantile, Università di Palermo
Giugno 2013 - pagg. 369 -371
Abstract
Late preterm (LP) infants, defined by birth between 34+0 and 36+6 weeks’ gestation
(WG), represent about 70% of premature infants. Causes of preterm deliveries are: twin
births, premature rupture of membranes (PROM), placental abruption, maternal diabetes,
gestosis, and unknown causes. LP may need assisted ventilation and total parenteral nutrition
(TPN). Possible clinical problems in LP are: hypocalcemia, jaundice, hypoglycemia.
Clinical and epidemiological parameters are in relation to the WG: LP infants represent
then a heterogeneous population. Data in the literature suggest that WG is the main
fact that influences clinical behavior of LP infants and that the cause of preterm birth is
another important element of interpretation.
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