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Primary outcome was the risk-adjusted, predischarge mortality or morbidity, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, severe intracranial hemorrhage, severe retinopathy of prematurity, or necrotizing enterocolitis for VLBW infants who were born at subspecialty perinatal centers compared with those who were born at nonsubspecialty centers.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results. The odds of death or major morbidity for VLBW infants who are born at nonsubspecialty perinatal centers is twice that of infants who are born at subspecialty centers despite controlling for demographic (odds ratio [OR]: 2.64; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.7\u20134.2) and practice characteristics (OR: 1.96; 95% CI: 1.2\u20133.2). The effect of birth hospital type on death or major morbidity was greater for infants of 1000 to 1499 g birth weight (OR: 3.42; 95% CI: 2.0\u20136.1) than for infants of 500 to 999 g birth weight (OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.0\u20134.8).<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusion. 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