Fig. 1

Geographical distribution and population coverage of CARE-Preterm cohort. Shading represents the population density of each district (person/km2), and the blue dots represent the location of participating hospitals and the diameter of the circle represent the numbers of participating hospitals in each city. The Qinling-Huaihe Line is the dividing line between East and West China, about 94% of the total populations in China resides east of the Qinling-Huaihe Line and only 6% resides west of the line. The Hu’s Line is the dividing line between Northern and Southern China. All participating NICUs are located in Northern China