RT Book, Section A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas A1 Eyal, Fabien G. A1 Tuttle, Deborah J. SR Print(0) ID 1107525046 T1 Management of the Late Preterm Infant T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071768016 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107525046 RD 2024/11/13 AB The increasing number of babies who are delivered between 34 and 37 weeks is a vexing problem for pediatric and obstetric practitioners alike. These babies have an increased risk of short-term health problems and long-term health, behavioral, and learning issues. It has been the subject of growing interest and concern that has generated new research into the cause as well as the appropriate management of these patients. The most commonly agreed upon definition of late preterm infants are those born between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks' gestation. (See Table 5–2.) Older literature refers to these infants as “near term,” suggesting that they are equivalent to term infants. Recently, the consensus is to refer to these infants as “late preterm,” which conveys an appropriate sense of their vulnerability.