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RDS affects about 1% of newborn infants and is the leading cause of death in [[premature birth|preterm]] infants <ref>Rodriguez RJ, Martin RJ, and Fanaroff, AA. ''Respiratory distress syndrome and its management.'' Fanaroff and Martin (eds.) Neonatal-perinatal medicine: Diseases of the fetus and infant; 7th ed. (2002):1001-1011. St. Louis: Mosby.</ref> | RDS affects about 1% of newborn infants and is the leading cause of death in [[premature birth|preterm]] infants.<ref>Rodriguez RJ, Martin RJ, and Fanaroff, AA. ''Respiratory distress syndrome and its management.'' Fanaroff and Martin (eds.) Neonatal-perinatal medicine: Diseases of the fetus and infant; 7th ed. (2002):1001-1011. St. Louis: Mosby.</ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== |
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Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
RDS affects about 1% of newborn infants and is the leading cause of death in preterm infants.[1]
Age
The incidence decreases with advancing gestational age (length of pregnancy), from about 50% in babies born at 26-28 weeks, to about 25% at 30-31 weeks.
References
- ↑ Rodriguez RJ, Martin RJ, and Fanaroff, AA. Respiratory distress syndrome and its management. Fanaroff and Martin (eds.) Neonatal-perinatal medicine: Diseases of the fetus and infant; 7th ed. (2002):1001-1011. St. Louis: Mosby.