Since premature infants are at high risk of neonatal complications, particularly affecting the brain and respiratory and digestive systems, survival rates without serious neonatal disease are lower. (sciencedaily.com)
In addition to apprising the expectant mother of the increase in neonatal mortality and other neonatal complications with planned home birth... (skepticalob.com)
In women with a singleton pregnancy between 34 weeks to 36 6/7 weeks of gestation who are at high risk for preterm birth within the next seven days (but before 37 weeks of gestation), SMFM recommends treatment with betamethasone, a corticosteroid demonstrated to decrease neonatal complications in preterm infants. (sciencedaily.com)