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The Extremely Preterm Infant: Ethical Considerations in Life-and-Death Decision-Making

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Care of the preterm infant has improved tremendously over the last 60 years, with attendant improvement in outcomes. For the extremely preterm infant, <28 weeks' gestation, concerns related to survival as well as neurodevelopmental impairment, have ...
Susan Albersheim
exaly   +3 more sources

Microbiotas from extremely preterm infants with growth faltering impair postnatal growth and metabolism in mice [PDF]

JCI Insight
Postnatal growth faltering is a pervasive problem among extremely preterm infants that is independently associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Kwai Tei Chan Poon, Se Hyang Han, Olga Ilkayeva, Michael J. Muehlbauer, Christopher B. Newgard, C. Michael Cotten, Patricia L. Ashley, Patrick C. Seed, John F. Rawls, Noelle E. Younge   +9 more
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Does Maternal Obesity Affect Preterm Birth? Documentary Cohort Study of Preterm in Firstborns—Silesia (Poland)

Children, 2022
In addition to low birth weight and intrauterine growth restriction, prematurity is a major problem in modern neonatology. The etiology of premature delivery is multifactorial, but maternal obesity has been indicated as an important risk factor for ...
Karolina Sobczyk, Tomasz Holecki, Joanna Woźniak-Holecka, Mateusz Grajek   +3 more
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Risk factors for extremely preterm and very preterm birth

Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2022
Aim. To evaluate the prevalence of preterm birth and risk factors for extremely preterm, very preterm, and moderate to late preterm birth.Materials and Methods.
D. E. Beglov, N. V. Artymuk, O. N. Novikova, K. V. Marochko, Ya. A. Parfenova   +4 more
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COMPARISON OF SERUM CALCIUM LEVELS AMONG EXTREMELY PRETERM AND SEVERLY PRETERM NEONATES AT A PERIPHERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To determine the frequency and compare serum calcium levels amongst extremely preterm and very preterm neonates. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study.
Sohail Aslam, Fawad Ahmad Khan, Omer Tufail, Naila Mumtaz, Syed Uzair Maqsood, Muhammad Yousaf   +5 more
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Early Detection of Cognitive, Language, and Motor Delays for Low-Income Preterm Infants: A Brazilian Cohort Longitudinal Study on Infant Neurodevelopment and Maternal Practice

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Aim: This study examined the neurodevelopment trajectories, the prevalence of delays, and the risks and protective factors (adverse outcomes, environment, and maternal factors) associated with cognitive, motor, and language development for preterm ...
Nadia C. Valentini, Luana S. de Borba, Luana S. de Borba, Carolina Panceri, Carolina Panceri, Beth A. Smith, Renato S. Procianoy, Renato S. Procianoy, Rita C. Silveira, Rita C. Silveira   +9 more
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WINROP identifies severe retinopathy of prematurity at an early stage in a nation-based cohort of extremely preterm infants. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
To evaluate the ability of a postnatal weight-gain algorithm (WINROP) to identify sight-threatening retinopathy of prematurity (ROP type 1) in a nation-based extremely preterm infant cohort.This study enrolled all 707 live-born extremely preterm ...
Pia Lundgren, Elisabeth Stoltz Sjöström, Magnus Domellöf, Karin Källen, Gerd Holmström, Anna-Lena Hård, Lois E Smith, Chatarina Löfqvist, Ann Hellström   +8 more
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Association of umbilical cord insulin-like growth factor 1 levels with severe retinopathy in extremely preterm infants

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2023
Background: The association between umbilical cord blood insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) remains unclear.
Nobuhiko Nagano, Daichi Katayama, Koichiro Hara, Takuya Akimoto, Takayuki Imaizumi, Ayako Seimiya, Ryoji Aoki, Midori Hijikata, Kazumasa Fuwa, Aya Okahashi, Ichiro Morioka   +10 more
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Editorial: Care of the extremely preterm infant [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Qiuping Li, Qiuping Li, Rong Ju, Fu-Sheng Chou, Fu-Sheng Chou   +4 more
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Association of maternal obesity with preterm birth phenotype and mediation effects of gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia: a prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background The association between maternal obesity and preterm birth remains controversial and inconclusive, and the effects of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and preeclampsia (PE) on the relationship between obesity and preterm birth have not been
Kan Liu, Yixuan Chen, Jianing Tong, Aiqi Yin, Linlin Wu, Jianmin Niu   +5 more
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