Racial/Ethnic Differences In The Prevalence Of Medical Complexity Or Death Among A National Cohort Of VLBW Infants

Background With advances in obstetrical and neonatal care, very low birthweight (VLBW, 1 year and involving several organ systems or 1 system severely enough to require specialty care and hospitalization, and/or reliance on a medical technology or device (technology dependence; (TD)). Racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of CCC or TD in VLBW infants are not known. Thus, we sought to estimate the racial/ethnic difference in the prevalence of …