Late-Preterm and Early-Term Newborns: Risk Factors, Outcomes and New Challenges
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2026 | Viewed by 328
Special Issue Editor
Interests: newborns' infectious diseases; congenital and acqyired CMV infection; postnatal growth faltering; newborns of diabetic mothers; late-preterm and early-term infants
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Dear Colleagues,
Late-preterm (born between 340/7 and 366/7 weeks of gestation) and early-term (370/7-386/7) infants are the fastest-growing subgroups of neonates. In Western countries, late-preterm and early-term birth rates range from 3% to 6% and from 15% to 30%, respectively, and over the past decade, they have increased by around 10%.
Late-preterm infants generally appear to be relatively mature and healthy; however, emerging evidence identifies them as being at a significant risk of several neonatal morbidities. Recent research shows that early-term newborns, who usually look like full-term infants, are more likely to experience adverse neonatal outcomes than those born after 39 weeks.
As the Guest Editor of this Special Issue, ‘Late-Preterm and Early-Term Newborns: Risk Factors, Outcomes and New Challenges’, I cordially invite you to submit reviews, research articles, or case reports, which will undoubtedly broaden our knowledge on health challenges posed by late-preterm and early-term infants.
Dr. Katarzyna Wroblewska-Seniuk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- late-preterm newborns
- early-term newborns
- neonatal morbidity
- prematurity risk factors
- respiratory disease
- neurodevelopmental outcomes
- neonatal infections
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