Inhaled nitric oxide in preterm infants: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Preterm infants requiring assisted ventilation are at significant risk of both pulmonary and cerebral injury. Inhaled Nitric Oxide, an effective therapy for pulmonary hypertension and hypoxic respiratory failure in the full term infant, has ...
Field, David +79 more
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Effect of Early Enteral Feeding on Apolipoprotein AI Levels and High-Density Lipoprotein Heterogeneity in Preterm Infants [PDF]
Background/Aim: We have previously shown that infants receiving total parenteral nutrition have low apolipoprotein Al levels which are associated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) class distributions as in lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase ...
Berthold Koletzkob +5 more
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Infants born late/moderately preterm are at increased risk for a positive autism screen at 2 years of age [PDF]
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of positive screens using the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) questionnaire and follow-up interview in late and moderately preterm (LMPT; 32-36 weeks) infants and term-born controls.
Boyle, Elaine M. +17 more
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The effects of designation and volume of neonatal care on mortality and morbidity outcomes of very preterm infants in England : retrospective population-based cohort study [PDF]
Objective: To examine the effects of designation and volume of neonatal care at the hospital of birth on mortality and morbidity outcomes in very preterm infants in a managed clinical network setting.
Draper, E S +27 more
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Comparative Network Analysis of Preterm vs. Full-Term Infant-Mother Interactions [PDF]
Several studies have reported that interactions of mothers with preterm infants show differential characteristics compared to that of mothers with full-term infants. Interaction of preterm dyads is often reported as less harmonious. However, observations
Kalmar, M. +35 more
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Non-pharmacological pain relief interventions and contextual factors influencing pain response in preterm infants : are we measuring what we intend to measure? [PDF]
Preterm birth is one of the most significant worldwide problems in perinatology. The limited viability of preterm infants have been advanced thanks to the ongoing development of neonatal intensive medicine, although the rates of mortality and morbidity ...
Sellam, Gila
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Preterm gut microbiota and metabolome following discharge from intensive care [PDF]
The development of the preterm gut microbiome is important for immediate and longer-term health following birth. We aimed to determine if modifications to the preterm gut on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) impacted the gut microbiota and ...
Skeath, Tom +12 more
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Longitudinal measurement of the developing grey matter in preterm subjects using multi-modal MRI. [PDF]
Preterm birth is a major public health concern, with the severity and occurrence of adverse outcome increasing with earlier delivery. Being born preterm disrupts a time of rapid brain development: in addition to volumetric growth, the cortex folds ...
Eaton-Rosen, Z +19 more
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Oral Motor Stimulation, Feeding and Sucking Success in Preterm Infants
Objective: Sucking and swallow dysfunction are common complications in preterm infants that cause oral feeding difficulties. Achieving oral feeding as early as possible is beneficial for preterm infants.
Senay ARAS DOGAN +8 more
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Immunization of preterm infants [PDF]
Vaccinations of premature infants are often delayed despite being at an increased risk of contracting vaccine preventable diseases. This article reviews the current knowledge on the immune response to widely used vaccines, on the protection derived from routine immunization and on vaccine safety and tolerability in a population of preterm infants ...
Arnaud, Gagneur +2 more
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