| BPD | Bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
| BW | Birth weight |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| FiO2 | Fraction of inspired oxygen |
| GA | Gestational age |
| IPTW | Inverse probability of treatment weighting |
| IVH | Intraventricular hemorrhage |
| NEC | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PDA | Patent ductus arteriosus |
| PMA | Postmenstrual age |
| PPROM | Preterm premature rupture of membranes |
| PROM | Premature rupture of membranes |
| PS | Propensity score |
| ROP | Retinopathy of prematurity |
| SGA | Small for gestational age |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| SNAPPE-II | Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology with Perinatal Extension-II |