Evidence‐Based Practice to Improve Outcomes for Late Preterm Infants. Issue 1 (19th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baker, Brenda
• Is Part Of: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing. Volume 44:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 127
• Page End: 134
• Publication Date: 2015-01-19
• Subjects: late preterm infants -- LPI -- evidence‐based practice -- elective delivery; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals; Gynecologic nursing -- Periodicals; Newborn infants -- Care -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female -- nursing; Obstetrical Nursing; Pediatric Nursing; 618.2
• DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12533
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0884-2175

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Infants born between 34 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 days gestation have been identified as late preterm infants (LPIs) and account for 70% of preterm births and 9% of all births. The rise in elective deliveries in the past decade is believed to have contributed to the number of late preterm births. An interprofessional team including labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, and postpartum care providers collaborated to address this issue at an urban academic medical center.