Abstract:Objective To explore the clinical outcome of term infants with different gestational ages. Methods A total of 231 term infants were enrolled in our hospital from January 2015 to January 2017. The fetuses were divided into 145 full term infants (39-40 weeks gestational age) and 86 early term infants (37-38 weeks of gestation). Comparison of the two groups of fetal non-respiratory system indicators, the incidence of various diseases,complications and prognosis were made. Results The incidence of hypoglycemia and intravenous antibiotic use in early term infants and complete term infants were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The early term infants and complete term children were hospitalized with χ2 test and there were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The incidence of hypoglycemia in early term infants, the rate of intravenous use of antibiotics, and the number of hospital days were higher than those of full term children, which was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The incidence of hypothermia,hypoglycemia, wet lung, infection, respiratory distress syndrome and hyperbilirubinemia in early term infants and complete term children was significantly different (P < 0.05). The incidence of hypothermia, hypoglycemia, wet lung,infection, respiratory distress syndrome and hyperbilirubinemia in early term infants was higher than that in complete term infants. There was significant difference between the early term infants group and the whole term children group(P < 0.05). There was significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). The incidence of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, intracranial hemorrhage, continuous pulmonary hypertension, patent ductus arteriosus, P < 0.05). The incidence of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, intracranial hemorrhage, continuous pulmonary hypertension, patent ductus arteriosus, air leakage and PVL in early term infants were higher than those in full term infants. There was no significant difference in the cure rate and mortality between early term infants and complete term children (P > 0.05). Conclusion The development of early term infants is still not mature, and the incidence of various diseases and complications is high. Although there is no significant effect on the short-term prognosis after treatment, there is still a need to reduce the incidence of pregnancy from 37 weeks to 38 weeks.