Small newborns are vulnerable to mortality and lifelong loss of human capital. Measures of
vulnerability previously focused on liveborn low-birthweight (LBW) babies, yet LBW …

Background Stillbirths are a major public health issue and a sensitive marker of the quality of
care around pregnancy and birth. The UN Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and …

Background The reduction of delay in cancer diagnosis has been targeted as a way to
improve survival. We undertook a qualitative synthesis of international research evidence to …

Aims: To investigate the extent of socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of very
preterm birth over the past decade. Methods: Ecological study of all 549 618 births in the …

Objective There is a paucity of data relating to neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants born
late and moderately preterm (LMPT; 32+ 0–36+ 6 weeks). This paper present the results of a …

Objective To describe neonatal outcomes and explore variation in delivery of care for infants
born late (34–36 weeks) and moderately (32–33 weeks) preterm (LMPT). Design/setting …

Although the association between socioeconomic status and mortality is well documented,
there is less work focusing on the association with morbidity in older people. This is partly …

Executive summary This Framework has been developed by a multidisciplinary working
group in the light of evidence of improving outcomes for babies born before 27 completed …

Objective We sought to determine the economic costs associated with moderate and late
preterm birth. Design An economic study was nested within a prospective cohort study …

Objectives To assess the prevalence of positive screens using the Modified Checklist for
Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) questionnaire and follow-up interview in late and moderately …