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Mother–Preterm Infant Contingent Interactions During Supported Infant-Directed Singing in the NICU—A Feasibility Study [PDF]

Children
Background: Supported infant-directed singing (IDS) for parents and their preterm infants has proven beneficial for parents and preterm infants’ health and relationship building.
Shulamit Epstein, Shmuel Arnon, Gabriela Markova, Trinh Nguyen, Stefanie Hoehl, Liat Eitan, Sofia Bauer-Rusek, Dana Yakobson, Christian Gold   +8 more
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Listening deeper: neural networks unravel acoustic features in preterm infant crying [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Early infant crying provides critical insights into neurodevelopment, with atypical acoustic features linked to conditions such as preterm birth.
Yuta Shinya, Taiji Ueno, Masahiko Kawai, Fusako Niwa, Seiichi Tomotaki, Masako Myowa   +5 more
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Joint Analysis of Functional and Structural Connectomes Between Preterm and Term Infant Brains via Canonical Correlation Analysis With Locality Preserving Projection

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
Preterm is a worldwide problem that affects infants’ lives significantly. Moreover, the early impairment is more than limited to isolated brain regions but also to global and profound negative outcomes later, such as cognitive disorder.
Shu Zhang, Zhibin He, Lei Du, Yin Zhang, Sigang Yu, Ruoyang Wang, Xintao Hu, Xi Jiang, Tuo Zhang   +8 more
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Health disparities in preterm births

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionBlack African American (B/AA) women have a 2-fold to 3-fold elevated risk compared with non-Hispanic White (W) women for preterm birth. Further, preterm birth is the leading cause of mortality among B/AA infants, and among survivors, preterm ...
Judy Brown, Judy Brown, Xiaolin Chang, Adam Matson, Adam Matson, Shabnam Lainwala, Shabnam Lainwala, Ming-Hui Chen, Xiaomei Cong, Xiaomei Cong, Sharon G. Casavant, Sharon G. Casavant, Sharon G. Casavant   +12 more
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The Effect of Short Inter Pregnancy Interval on Preterm Labour and Small Gestational Age Infant [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2002
The effect of interpregnancy interval (I.PI) on birth weight and gestational age of infant was investigated in this prospective study among 250 post delivery women at Basrah Maternity and Child Hospital from the period of 1st December 1999 to 1st ...
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Does birth weight affect neonatal body weight, growth, and physiology in an animal model?

PLoS ONE, 2021
Infant birth weight affects neuromotor and biomechanical swallowing performance in infant pig models. Preterm infants are generally born low birth weight and suffer from delayed development and neuromotor deficits.
Khaled Adjerid, Christopher J Mayerl, Francois D H Gould, Chloe E Edmonds, Bethany M Stricklen, Laura E Bond, Rebecca Z German   +6 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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Preterm infant retinal OCT markers of perinatal health and retinopathy of prematurity

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
The increasing survival of preterm infants has led to the importance of improving long-term outcomes associated with preterm birth. Antenatal and perinatal insults not only impact mortality, but also long-term disability.
Shwetha Mangalesh, Cynthia A. Toth
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An unusual cause of bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant: Candida albicans

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013
Acute scrotal abscess is a rare condition in neonates. Most of these abscesses were reported to be unilateral and caused by Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp.
Merih Cetinkaya, Gokhan Buyukkale, Muge Payasli, Sibel Ozbek, Sultan Kavuncuoglu   +4 more
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Preterm infant meconium microbiota transplant induces growth failure, inflammatory activation, and metabolic disturbances in germ-free mice

Cell Reports Medicine, 2021
Summary: Preterm birth may result in adverse health outcomes. Very preterm infants typically exhibit postnatal growth restriction, metabolic disturbances, and exaggerated inflammatory responses.
Henni Hiltunen, Hila Hanani, Raakel Luoto, Sondra Turjeman, Oren Ziv, Erika Isolauri, Seppo Salminen, Omry Koren, Samuli Rautava   +8 more
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