Recurrent respiratory distress syndrome in successive preterm pregnancies

BACKGROUND: Earlier studies suggesting an increased recurrence risk of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) among the subsequent infants of women with a previously affected infant were based on low birth weight inclusion criteria that did not differentiate between preterm and growth-retarded infants....

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 1996-10, Vol.129 (4), p.591-596
Hauptverfasser: Nagourney, Beth A., Kramer, Michael S., Klebanoff, Mark A., Usher, Robert H.
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND: Earlier studies suggesting an increased recurrence risk of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) among the subsequent infants of women with a previously affected infant were based on low birth weight inclusion criteria that did not differentiate between preterm and growth-retarded infants. METHODS: We therefore carried out two cohort studies of women who delivered two singleton preterm (gestational age
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70125-7