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The Linacre Quarterly, 2012 Preterm birth plagues modern society, with over three million deaths worldwide annually. When combined with low birth weight, preterm births are estimated to cost over one hundred million disability-adjusted life years. In the U.S., the low birth weight (newborn less than 2,500 gms) delivery rate in 2002 increased to 7.8 percent from 6.8 percent in ...
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Seminars in Perinatology, 2007 Recurrent preterm birth is frequently defined as two or more deliveries before 37 completed weeks of gestation. The recurrence rate varies as a function of the antecedent for preterm birth: spontaneous versus indicated. Spontaneous preterm birth is the result of either preterm labor with intact membranes or preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes ...
Shali, Mazaki-Tovi +9 more
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Human Milk Fatty Acid Composition and Its Effect on Preterm Infants’ Growth Velocity
Children, 2023 This study aimed to analyze the fatty acid content in human milk and to find its relationship with the growth velocity of preterm infants. Mature milk samples from 15 mothers of preterm infants were collected from three different hospitals, followed by ...
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Quantitative Preterm EEG Analysis: The Need for Caution in Using Modern Data Science Techniques
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019 Hemodynamic changes during neonatal transition increase the vulnerability of the preterm brain to injury. Real-time monitoring of brain function during this period would help identify the immediate impact of these changes on the brain.
John M. O'Toole, Geraldine B. Boylan
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Children, 2023 The Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences (SENSE) program promotes consistent, age-appropriate, responsive, and evidence-based positive sensory exposures for preterm infants each day of NICU hospitalization to optimize infant and parent ...
Roberta Pineda +4 more
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Brain Sciences, 2021 Increased survival in the very preterm population results in a higher risk of developing neurodevelopmental and behavioral disabilities among survivors. We examined the outcomes of very preterm infants and parents after a preventive intervention program ...
Young-Ah Youn +8 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Maternal sensitivity (MS), the ability to perceive and synchronously respond to the social signals (SSs), is affected by prematurity. The development of early supportive psychotherapy to foster MS, before discharge of the infant from the neonatal ...
Laure Boissel +18 more
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Life, 2022 Infants born prematurely have an increased risk of experiencing brain injury, specifically injury caused by Hypoxia Ischemia (HI). There is no approved treatment for preterm infants, in contrast to term infants that experience Hypoxic Ischemic ...
Ruth McLeod +2 more
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Prenatal Risk Factors for Adverse Developmental Outcome in Preterm Infants—Systematic Review
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Background: Preterm infants are still at an increased risk for suboptimal neurodevelopmental outcomes when compared with term born infants. The development of a child born preterm can be jeopardized by suboptimal conditions during pregnancy, in addition ...
Milla K. Ylijoki +5 more
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Longitudinal Cognitive Assessment in Low-Risk Very Preterm Infants
Medicina, 2022 Background and Objectives: Preterm infants are at higher risk of neurodevelopmental impairment both at preschool and school ages, even in the absence of major neurological deficits.
Domenico M. Romeo +6 more
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