Major etiologies of preterm neonate and infant morbidity and
mortality: - correct_answ- Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
is the most common complication of prematurity due to lack of
surfactant in the infant's lungs
- Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH): bleeding into the ventricles
of the brain
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
- Neonatal infection and sepsis:
- Late-onset infections or sepsis
Infancy: Leading etiologies of infant mortality - correct_answ1)
congenital malformations;
2) disorders related to prematurity and low birthweight;
3) sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS);
mortality: - correct_answ- Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
is the most common complication of prematurity due to lack of
surfactant in the infant's lungs
- Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH): bleeding into the ventricles
of the brain
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
- Neonatal infection and sepsis:
- Late-onset infections or sepsis
Infancy: Leading etiologies of infant mortality - correct_answ1)
congenital malformations;
2) disorders related to prematurity and low birthweight;
3) sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS);
