Rates of neonatal death and cerebral palsy associated with fetal growth restriction among very low birthweight infants. A temporal analysis

Abstract

Over a period of 20 years, the decrement in the rate of neonatal death or cerebral palsy was higher in growth-restricted fetuses than in other VLBW infants. This reduction was not obtained at the expense of an increased rate of neurodevelopmental impairments in surviving infants.