Methods for exploring the faecal microbiome of premature infants: a review [PDF]
Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, 2021 The premature infant gut microbiome plays an important part in infant health and development, and recognition of the implications of microbial dysbiosis in premature infants has prompted significant research into these issues. The approaches to designing
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Maternal risk factors associated with the birth of preterm infants in the West of Iran: a matched case-control study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Preterm birth is one of the global most common causes of mortality among infants, especially in developing countries. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the maternal risk factors related to the birth of preterm infants ...
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Associations between prematurity, postpartum anxiety, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and stress [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionIt is well established that a premature birth increases the likelihood of developing anxiety during the postpartum period, and that the environment of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) might be a contributing factor.
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Differences between uni-and multidimensional scales for assessing pain in term newborn infants at the bedside [PDF]
Clinics, 2012 OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine the level of agreement between behavioral and multidimensional pain assessment scales in term newborn infants submitted to an acute nociceptive stimulus.
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Review Article: Skin Condition and Skin Care in Premature Infants
Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology), 2023 Background: The majority of newborn skin care recommendations focus on concerns for healthy, full-term infants. Compared to mature infants, the skin of premature infants, those who are born at the gestational age of 37 weeks, is more vulnerable to injury,
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Prospective Study on Factors Related to Development in Premature Infants at Six-Months [PDF]
Child Health Nursing Research, 2016 Purpose: This study was conducted to monitor the development of Korean premature infant at six-month age and to explore factors related to developmental status of the premature infants.
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Deep Learning Methods for Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation: Evaluation on Images with Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]
Proceedings of 18th International Symposium on Intelligent Systems
and Informatics (SISY), IEEE, 2020, pp. 131-136, 2023 Automatic blood vessel segmentation from retinal images plays an important role in the diagnosis of many systemic and eye diseases, including retinopathy of prematurity. Current state-of-the-art research in blood vessel segmentation from retinal images is based on convolutional neural networks.
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HEALTHY TOUCH AND INFANT MASSAGE: TWO MAIN FACTORS IN INFANTS DAILY CARE AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
, 2023 Infant massage is a scientifically proven practice that promotes the physical and mental health of the infant. The term infant massage refers to the application of touch to the infant by the parent or caregiver during the first year of life with specific
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Immunisation of premature infants [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2006 Premature infants are at increased risk of vaccine preventable infections, but audits have shown that their vaccinations are often delayed. Early protection is desirable. While the evidence base for immunisation of preterm infants is limited, the available data support early immunisation without correction for gestational age.
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Early Detection of Retinopathy of Prematurity stage using Deep Learning approach [PDF]
Medical Imaging 2019: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, SPIE -2019, 2021 Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a fibrovascular proliferative disorder, which affects the developing peripheral retinal vasculature of premature infants. Early detection of ROP is possible in stage 1 and stage 2 characterized by demarcation line and ridge with width, which separates vascularised retina and the peripheral retina.
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