Two Year's Long-term Outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Korea

Recently, Korea confronts the serious national problem of low reproduction rate, which was 1.052 in 2017,1 almost lowest in the world along with very low number of 357,700 as annual live births that correspond to half of the number compared to those in approximately 20 years ago.2 Furthermore, the r...

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Published in:Journal of Korean medical science 2018, 33(48), , pp.1-3
Main Author: Chang, Yun Sil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Republic of Korea
의학일반
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Summary:Recently, Korea confronts the serious national problem of low reproduction rate, which was 1.052 in 2017,1 almost lowest in the world along with very low number of 357,700 as annual live births that correspond to half of the number compared to those in approximately 20 years ago.2 Furthermore, the rate of preterm or low birth weight infants among total births has been significantly increased due to current increases in child-bearing maternal age and resultantly increased infertility rate with more use of the artificial techniques for pregnancy. However, the recent development of neonatal intensive care for high-risk newborn infants including premature infants markedly improved their survival rate.3 KCI Citation Count: 0
ISSN:1011-8934
1598-6357
DOI:10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e294