Beyond survival: the lasting effects of premature birth
Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, is a major public health concern. It affects about 10% of all newborns globally and is the main cause of infant death and morbidity.
Daniela Morniroli+12 more
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In-hospital outcomes in preterm and small-for-gestational-age newborns: a cohort study [PDF]
Objective To compare in-hospital outcomes between small-for-gestational-age and appropriate-for-gestational-age preterm neonates who needed intensive care. Methods A retrospective cohort study with preterm newborns, from January to December 2017.
Lo-Ruama Pereira Costa+4 more
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Respiratory and infectious complications of premature neonates of pregnant mothers with disease during pregnancy and compare with healthy mothers [PDF]
Introduction: Maternal diseases during pregnancy have many effects on the fetus and infant, and on the other hand, respiratory and infectious problems are very common in premature neonates, so this study was performed with aim to compare these two common
Hasan Boskabadi, Nafiseh Pourbadakhshan
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Deep Learning Methods for Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation: Evaluation on Images with Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]
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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A 32-week premature infant presented with respiratory failure, later progressing to pulmonary hypertension (PH), liver failure, lactic acidosis, and encephalopathy.
Andrew D. Franklin+7 more
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Thyroid Hormone Resistance in a Preterm Infant with a Novel THRB Mutation [PDF]
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a condition caused by a mutation in the thyroid hormone receptor gene. It is rarely reported in individuals with no family history of RTH or in premature infants, and its clinical presentation varies. In our case, a
Joon Yeol Bae+6 more
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Maternal risk factors for preterm delivery in Ghaem Hospital of Mashhad; 2011-2020 [PDF]
Introduction: Prematurity is the most common risk factor for neonatal mortality, and various maternal risk factors have been identified for prematurity.
Hassan Boskabadi, Maryam Zakerihamidi
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Osteopenia of prematurity and associated nutritional factors: case–control study
Background Preterm newborn nutrition affects postnatal skeletal growth and bone mineralization, but studies have not yet fully concluded the relationship between nutrition and osteopenia.
Mônica Raquel Chaves Pinto+5 more
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Liquid and dry infant formula: advantages and disadvantages
The article presents a comparison of liquid and dry infant formula. The main difference between liquid and dry infant formula is that liquid mixtures are a sterile product, and dry mixtures are a non-sterile product.
A. F. Kiosov, A. Y. Pischalnikov
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The early use of inhaled nitric oxide in premature infants requiring respiratory support
Background: Earlier studies on the use of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) for premature infants born at
Ahmed Osman
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