ABSTRACT Objective To characterize premature live births in a municipality in northeastern Brazil regarding demographic and clinical characteristics, the need for resuscitation and hospitalization. Methods Descriptive study, carried out in two hospitals in Bahia, with the participation of 333 premature live births. Data were collected from April 2014 to February 2016, tabulated and analyzed SPSS version 22.0. It was approved by the Ethics Committee. Results Preterm live births were mostly male, with low birth weight, mean Apgar score of 7 […]