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This study aims to determine mortality rates and common causes of death among EPT SGA infants.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The study used data from the CDC National Vital Statistics System, covering births and deaths from 2016 to 2021, with follow-up through 2022. It included infants born between 22 and 27 weeks gestation who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. The outcome was all-cause in-hospital mortality within 30 days of birth, with causes of mortality classified based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision codes. SGA was the primary independent variable.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Based on a sample of n\u2009=\u200996,134 infants, we estimated 13% were born SGA and 30-day mortality rates were higher among SGA compared with non-SGA infants (31 vs. 13%). On multivariable analysis, SGA infants had higher 30-day mortality than non-SGA (odds ratio: 3.82; confidence interval 95% [CI]: 3.64, 4.01; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and were more likely to have death ascribed to complications of short gestation rather than other causes of death (relative risk ratio: 1.42; 95% CI: 1.27, 1.59; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p><jats:p>SGA infants receiving intensive care have a high mortality risk, especially due to complications of short gestation and low birth weight complications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2533-2533","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,5]],"date-time":"2025-02-05T19:27:26Z","timestamp":1738783646000},"page":"1754-1762","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Risk and Causes of Early Mortality among Extremely Preterm Infants Born Small for Gestational 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