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Most Very Preterm Infants Require Hospital Readmission Before Age 2 — Neonatal Morbidities Strongly Increase Days Spent in Hospital
A national cohort study from England and Wales found two-thirds of infants born <32 weeks’ gestation had ≥1 hospital admission before age 2, with lower gestational age and neonatal morbidities (BPD, severe NEC, brain injury) substantially increasing total hospitalization days.