TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 62. Outcomes of Preterm and Term Infants A1 - Allen, Marilee C. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - All infants are at risk for adverse outcomes, but the risk is far higher for infants that require neonatal intensive care. Many of the highest risk infants require neonatal intensive care. Most of the conditions that place a neonate at risk of dying (eg, preterm birth, sepsis, organ injury or malformation) also increase the risk of subsequent health and neurodevelopmental problems. Over the last half century, major advances in high-risk obstetrics and neonatal intensive care have yielded dramatic reductions in neonatal mortality at all gestational ages.1,2 There has been no concomitant dramatic reduction in frequency of health problems or neurodevelopmental disabilities. Since no one can foresee the future for an individual infant, prediction of outcome relies on assessment of the infant’s current status (eg, neuroimaging and examination findings) as well as prenatal, perinatal, and neonatal risk factors, illnesses, and treatments.3,4 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/01 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6736655 ER -