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Late Preterm Birth

MedGen UID:
822063
•Concept ID:
C3829315
•
Finding
Synonym: Late Pre-Term

Definition

Birth when a fetus is between 34 weeks and 0 days through 36 weeks and 6 days gestational age. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLate Preterm Birth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Antenatal Corticosteroid Treatment During the Late-Preterm Period and Neonatal Outcomes for Twin Pregnancies.
Zhu J, Zhao Y, An P, Zhao Y, Li S, Zhou J, Zhao H, Zhou Q, Li X, Xiong Y
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2343781. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43781. PMID: 37976061Free PMC Article
Late preterm birth: management dilemmas.
Gyamfi-Bannerman C
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2012 Mar;39(1):35-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2011.12.005. PMID: 22370106
Management of late preterm and early-term pregnancies complicated by mild gestational hypertension/pre-eclampsia.
Sibai BM
Semin Perinatol 2011 Oct;35(5):292-6. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2011.05.010. PMID: 21962629

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Increased late preterm birth risk and altered uterine blood flow upon exposure to heat stress.
Yüzen D, Graf I, Tallarek AC, Hollwitz B, Wiessner C, Schleussner E, Stammer D, Padula A, Hecher K, Arck PC, Diemert A
EBioMedicine 2023 Jul;93:104651. Epub 2023 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104651. PMID: 37355458Free PMC Article
Evaluation of Long-term Outcomes Associated With Preterm Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Ninan K, Liyanage SK, Murphy KE, Asztalos EV, McDonald SD
JAMA Pediatr 2022 Jun 1;176(6):e220483. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0483. PMID: 35404395Free PMC Article
Late preterm: a new high risk group in neonatology.
Sharma D, Padmavathi IV, Tabatabaii SA, Farahbakhsh N
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2021 Aug;34(16):2717-2730. Epub 2019 Oct 1 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1670796. PMID: 31575303
Optimizing antenatal corticosteroid therapy.
Kemp MW, Schmidt AF, Jobe AH
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2019 Jun;24(3):176-181. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2019.05.003. PMID: 31103447
Epidemiology of late preterm and early term births - An international perspective.
Delnord M, Zeitlin J
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2019 Feb;24(1):3-10. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2018.09.001. PMID: 30309813

Diagnosis

Antenatal Corticosteroid Treatment During the Late-Preterm Period and Neonatal Outcomes for Twin Pregnancies.
Zhu J, Zhao Y, An P, Zhao Y, Li S, Zhou J, Zhao H, Zhou Q, Li X, Xiong Y
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2343781. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43781. PMID: 37976061Free PMC Article
Third-trimester cervical length assessment for the prediction of spontaneous late preterm birth.
Tsakiridis I, Dagklis T, Sotiriadis A, Mamopoulos A, Zepiridis L, Athanasiadis A
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2023 Dec;36(1):2201368. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2201368. PMID: 37037654
Association Between Features of Spontaneous Late Preterm Labor and Late Preterm Birth.
Glover AV, Battarbee AN, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Boggess KA, Sandoval G, Blackwell SC, Tita ATN, Reddy UM, Jain L, Saade GR, Rouse DJ, Iams JD, Clark EAS, Chien EK, Peaceman AM, Gibbs RS, Swamy GK, Norton ME, Casey BM, Caritis SN, Tolosa JE, Sorokin Y, Manuck TA; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network
Am J Perinatol 2020 Mar;37(4):357-364. Epub 2019 Sep 17 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1696641. PMID: 31529452Free PMC Article
Past and Present: A Review of Antenatal Corticosteroids and Recommendations for Late Preterm Birth Steroids.
Dixon CL, Too G, Saade GR, Gyamfi-Bannerman C
Am J Perinatol 2018 Nov;35(13):1241-1250. Epub 2018 May 23 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1653944. PMID: 29791953
Growth after late-preterm birth and adult cognitive, academic, and mental health outcomes.
Sammallahti S, Heinonen K, Andersson S, Lahti M, Pirkola S, Lahti J, Pesonen AK, Lano A, Wolke D, Eriksson JG, Kajantie E, Raikkonen K
Pediatr Res 2017 May;81(5):767-774. Epub 2017 Jan 5 doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.276. PMID: 28056012

Therapy

Antenatal Corticosteroid Treatment During the Late-Preterm Period and Neonatal Outcomes for Twin Pregnancies.
Zhu J, Zhao Y, An P, Zhao Y, Li S, Zhou J, Zhao H, Zhou Q, Li X, Xiong Y
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2343781. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43781. PMID: 37976061Free PMC Article
Evaluation of Long-term Outcomes Associated With Preterm Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Ninan K, Liyanage SK, Murphy KE, Asztalos EV, McDonald SD
JAMA Pediatr 2022 Jun 1;176(6):e220483. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0483. PMID: 35404395Free PMC Article
The association between late preterm birth and cardiometabolic conditions across the life course: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Stone E, Iftikhar S, De Rubeis V, Andreacchi AT, Keown-Stoneman C, Mbuagbaw L, Brown HK, de Souza RJ, Anderson LN
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2022 Mar;36(2):264-275. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/ppe.12831. PMID: 34806197Free PMC Article
Controversies in antenatal corticosteroids.
Shanks AL, Grasch JL, Quinney SK, Haas DM
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2019 Jun;24(3):182-188. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2019.05.002. PMID: 31155465
Optimizing antenatal corticosteroid therapy.
Kemp MW, Schmidt AF, Jobe AH
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2019 Jun;24(3):176-181. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2019.05.003. PMID: 31103447

Prognosis

Evaluation of Long-term Outcomes Associated With Preterm Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Ninan K, Liyanage SK, Murphy KE, Asztalos EV, McDonald SD
JAMA Pediatr 2022 Jun 1;176(6):e220483. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0483. PMID: 35404395Free PMC Article
The association between late preterm birth and cardiometabolic conditions across the life course: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Stone E, Iftikhar S, De Rubeis V, Andreacchi AT, Keown-Stoneman C, Mbuagbaw L, Brown HK, de Souza RJ, Anderson LN
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2022 Mar;36(2):264-275. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/ppe.12831. PMID: 34806197Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of late preterm and early term births - An international perspective.
Delnord M, Zeitlin J
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2019 Feb;24(1):3-10. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2018.09.001. PMID: 30309813
Increasing rates of prematurity and epidemiology of late preterm birth.
Cheong JL, Doyle LW
J Paediatr Child Health 2012 Sep;48(9):784-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02536.x. PMID: 22970672
Epidemiology of late and moderate preterm birth.
Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Lackritz EM
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2012 Jun;17(3):120-5. Epub 2012 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2012.01.007. PMID: 22264582Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Antenatal Corticosteroid Treatment During the Late-Preterm Period and Neonatal Outcomes for Twin Pregnancies.
Zhu J, Zhao Y, An P, Zhao Y, Li S, Zhou J, Zhao H, Zhou Q, Li X, Xiong Y
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2343781. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43781. PMID: 37976061Free PMC Article
Third-trimester cervical length assessment for the prediction of spontaneous late preterm birth.
Tsakiridis I, Dagklis T, Sotiriadis A, Mamopoulos A, Zepiridis L, Athanasiadis A
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2023 Dec;36(1):2201368. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2201368. PMID: 37037654
Early and late preterm birth rates in participants adherent to randomly assigned high dose docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation in pregnancy.
Carlson SE, Gajewski BJ, Valentine CJ, Sands SA, Brown AR, Kerling EH, Crawford SA, Buhimschi CS, Weiner CP, Cackovic M, DeFranco EA, Mudaranthakam DP, Rogers LK
Clin Nutr 2023 Feb;42(2):235-243. Epub 2023 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.01.009. PMID: 36680919Free PMC Article
The association between late preterm birth and cardiometabolic conditions across the life course: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Stone E, Iftikhar S, De Rubeis V, Andreacchi AT, Keown-Stoneman C, Mbuagbaw L, Brown HK, de Souza RJ, Anderson LN
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2022 Mar;36(2):264-275. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/ppe.12831. PMID: 34806197Free PMC Article
Trends and predictors of preterm birth among Asian Americans by ethnicity, 1992-2018.
Dongarwar D, Tahseen D, Wang L, Aliyu MH, Salihu HM
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):5881-5887. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1900103. PMID: 33706648

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of preterm birth in Scandinavian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Behboudi-Gandevani S, Bidhendi-Yarandi R, Hossein Panahi M, Mardani A, Prinds C, Vaismoradi M, Glarcher M
J Int Med Res 2023 Oct;51(10):3000605231203843. doi: 10.1177/03000605231203843. PMID: 37843530Free PMC Article
Evaluation of Long-term Outcomes Associated With Preterm Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Ninan K, Liyanage SK, Murphy KE, Asztalos EV, McDonald SD
JAMA Pediatr 2022 Jun 1;176(6):e220483. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0483. PMID: 35404395Free PMC Article
The association between late preterm birth and cardiometabolic conditions across the life course: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Stone E, Iftikhar S, De Rubeis V, Andreacchi AT, Keown-Stoneman C, Mbuagbaw L, Brown HK, de Souza RJ, Anderson LN
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2022 Mar;36(2):264-275. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/ppe.12831. PMID: 34806197Free PMC Article
Systematic review suggests a relationship between moderate to late preterm birth and early childhood caries.
Twetman S, Boustedt K, Roswall J, Dahlgren J
Acta Paediatr 2020 Dec;109(12):2472-2478. Epub 2020 Jul 8 doi: 10.1111/apa.15424. PMID: 32559323
Late prematurity: a systematic review.
Machado Júnior LC, Passini Júnior R, Rodrigues Machado Rosa I
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2014 May-Jun;90(3):221-31. Epub 2014 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2013.08.012. PMID: 24508009

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