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Pediatr."],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Introduction<\/jats:title><jats:p>Extremely preterm infants (EPIs) have high morbidity and mortality, and are recommended to be born in a tertiary perinatal center (inborn). However, many EPIs in central China are born in lower-level hospitals and transferred postnatally, the outcomes of which remain to be investigated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>EPIs admitted to the Department of Neonatology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province from January 2013 to December 2022 were retrospectively recruited and divided into the control (inborn) and transfer groups (born in other hospitals). The neonatal and maternal characteristics, neonatal outcomes, and the treatment of survival EPIs were analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 174 and 109 EPIs were recruited in the control and transfer groups, respectively. EPIs in the transfer group have a higher birth weight and a lower proportion of multiple pregnancies than the control group (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The proportions of antenatal steroids, magnesium sulfate, cesarean delivery, premature rupture of membranes \u226518\u2005h, gestational diabetes, and amniotic fluid abnormalities were lower in the transfer group (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Survival rates (64.22% vs. 56.32%), proportions of severe periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage (PIVH) (11.93% vs. 11.49%), severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (sBPD) (21.05% vs. 20%), and severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (24.77% vs. 20.11%) were similar in the transfer and control groups (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). However, the transfer group had higher proportions of severe birth asphyxia (34.86% vs. 13.22%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), PIVH (42.20% vs. 29.89%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.034), and extrauterine growth retardation (EUGR) (17.43% vs. 6.32%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003). Less surfactant utilization was found in the transfer group among survival EPIs (70.00% vs. 93.88%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>EPIs born outside a tertiary perinatal center and transferred postnatally did not have significantly higher mortality and rates of severe complications (severe PIVH, severe ROP, and sBPD), but there may be an increased risk of severe asphyxia, PIVH and EUGR. This may be due to differences in maternal and neonatal characteristics and management. Further follow-up is needed to compare neurodevelopmental outcomes, and it is recommended to transfer the EPIs <jats:italic>in utero<\/jats:italic> to reduce the risk of poor physical and neurological development.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2024.1287232","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,13]],"date-time":"2024-02-13T04:36:38Z","timestamp":1707798998000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Extremely preterm infants born outside a provincial tertiary perinatal center and transferred postnatally associated with poor outcomes: a real-world observational 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