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Brain injury risk for transfer of premature newborns
The hospital transfer of premature newborns is linked to a heightened risk of brain injury according to new research published
in The BMJ. It found that transferring extremely premature babies from a lower (non-tertiary) level neonatal care unit to
a higher (tertiary) level unit in the first 48 hours after birth is associated with an increased risk of severe brain injury.