Trends in active treatment of live-born neonates between 22 weeks 0 days and 25 weeks 6 days by gestational age and maternal race and ethnicity in the US, 2014 to 2020.

Trends in Active Treatment of Live-born Neonates Between 22 Weeks 0 Days and 25 Weeks 6 Days by Gestational Age and Maternal Race and Ethnicity in the US, 2014 to 2020 – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Study finds racial, ethnic disparities in rate of medical intervention among earliest premature babies – The Ohio State University

Active Treatment for Extremely Preterm Babies on the Rise — Yet researchers find racial and ethnic disparities in treatment initiation – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Commentary on Twitter

From 2014 to 2020 in the US, the frequency of active treatment among neonates born alive between 22 weeks 0 days and 25 weeks 6 days significantly increased, and there were differences in rates of active treatment by race and ethnicity. https://t.co/Xflqhxklul #Research

— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 17, 2022