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A retrospective analysis was conducted using data on infants with birthweight 401 to 1500 g and \u226524 weeks\u2019 gestation (n = 3445) and infants with birth weights &amp;gt;1500 g (n = 7840) admitted to a regional NICU from January 1991 to June 2004. All infants were cared for by pediatric and neonatal housestaff supervised by neonatologists. Analysis of mortality and morbidity (intraventricular hemorrhage grades 3\u20134\/periventricular leukomalacia, necrotizing enterocolitis \u2265 Bell stage 2, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia) over time were performed by repeated measures analysis of variance and the \u03c72 test.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>RESULTS. Mortality rate in the 401 to 1500 g cohort, as well as the &amp;gt;1500 g cohort did not decrease over time during the academic year and was similar between the first (July\u2013December) and second (January\u2013June) halves of the academic year. There were no differences noted over the academic year for any of the morbidities.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. Morbidity and mortality in infants admitted to an academic NICU did not change significantly over the academic year. 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