The other neonatal outcomes are presented in
Table 4. including hyperbilirubinemia, hypoglycemia,
hypothermia, sepsis, NEC, IVH. Hypoglycemia was
the most common complication, followed by
hyperbillirubinemia. The incidence of hypoglycemia
was significantly higher in 34 week gestational (51%)
than those of 35-36 week gestation and term (27.7%
and 6.5% respectively).
NICU admission and hospital stay are presented
in Table 5. The NICU admission rate in late preterm
infants had significant higher than term infants. It was
slightly higher in 34 gestational group than the 35-36
gestational week group (36% and 31.7%) but this
difference was not statistically significant. NICU
admission was 4.7% in term infants, The number of
infants born at 34 week gestation admitted to NICU
more than 5 days was 80.6%. It was 64.5% in infant
born at 35-36 week. The average length of hospital
stay in preterm infants in 34 week gestational age group
was longer than the infants in the age group of 35-36
weeks (5.55 ± 6.20 days, 4.8 ± 4.62 respectively).