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The rate of infant mortality increased from 5% among infants born at 31 weeks\u2019 gestation to 56% among infants born at 24 weeks\u2019 gestation. Compared with infants born at university hospitals, the unadjusted odds ratio (OR) of infant death was 0.70 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.54\u20130.90) among infants delivered at general hospitals. However, after adjustment, the OR of infant death shifted to 1.33 (95% CI: 0.88\u20132.02) for preterm births at general hospitals. This shift was primarily due to different gestational age distributions in regional and general hospitals. Among infants born at 24 to 27 weeks\u2019 gestation, infant mortality rates were 23% (87 deaths) in university hospitals and 32% (73 deaths) in general hospitals, giving an adjusted OR of 2.00 for general versus university hospitals (95% CI: 1.15\u20133.49). The risk of death at 24 to 27 weeks\u2019 gestation in general hospitals was increased specifically in pregnancies with placental complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion. 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