The Contribution of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy to Late Preterm and Term Admissions to Neonatal Units in the UK 2012 to 2020 and Opportunities to Avoid Admission: A Population-Based Study Using the National Neonatal Research Database

( BJOG. 2024;131:88–98. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.17574) It is essential to avoid unnecessary admission of infants to neonatal units (NNU). Respiratory distress, infection, and hypoglycemia are common indications for the NNU admission of a full-term neonate. Infants are more likely to be born preterm and be at risk of hypoglycemia if their mother is diagnosed with a hypertensive disorder during pregnancy (HDP). This study focused on quantifying the extent to which maternal HDP affects NNU admission rates among infants born at ≥34 weeks’ gestation with the overall goal of understanding where clinical practice could be improved to reduce NNU admission rates.