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Preterm Children in Iceland: Neonatal Morbidities and Motor Development in the First Two Years, and Later Disability Diagnosis

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Icelandic data on outcomes after preterm birth are limited. The aim was to describe neonatal morbidities, motor development up to 24 months, and examine whether morbidities predicted disability. Method It was a retrospective cohort study of 318 children born < 32 weeks of gestation and/or weighing < 1 000 g, who were followed at the ...
Hildur Bjork Adolfsdottir   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Doxapram Exposure Was Not Associated With Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Monocentric Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Doxapram is used as an additional therapy for apnea of prematurity when standard treatments such as caffeine or continuous positive airway pressure are insufficient, but its impact on long‐term neurodevelopment remains uncertain. This study evaluated the association between Doxapram exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes in very low ...
Thomas Müller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti-VEGF therapy in the management of retinopathy of prematurity: what we learn from representative animal models of oxygen-induced retinopathy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Haibo Wang Department of Ophthalmology, John A Moran Eye Center, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Abstract: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) remains a leading cause of childhood blindness, affecting infants born prematurely.
Wang H
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Retinopathy of Prematurity

open access: yesDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016
Retinopathy of prematurity is a vasoproliferative disease affecting the retina of premature infants. The manifestations of the disease can range from mild with no visual defects to severe with new vessel formation (neovascularisation) and progress to ...
Neha Rathie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parental Perceptions on Antenatal Information About Extremely Preterm Birth: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Antenatal information is essential for families facing the possibility of an extremely preterm (EPT) birth. Their information needs are not always clear and communication can be challenging during this stressful, uncertain time. We explored parental perceptions about antenatal information provided during perinatal counselling about EPT ...
Gonzalo Solís‐García   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

P Score: A Reference Image-Based Clinical Grading Scale for Vascular Change in Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]

open access: yes
Purpose: The International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity, Third Edition (ICROP3), acknowledged that plus-like retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) vascular changes occurs along a spectrum.
Lepore, Domenico
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Narrative Review on Therapies That Influence Inflammatory Responses During Extremely Premature Perinatal Respiratory Transition

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims and Methods Advances in neonatal care have extended borderline survival to 22–24 post‐conceptional weeks. Present review discusses approaches for prolonging short pregnancies and prevention of serious morbidities in extremely premature infants born before 28 weeks of pregnancy.
Mikko Hallman
wiley   +1 more source

Oxygen and retinopathy of prematurity [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Perinatology, 2006
Retinopathy of prematurity is on the rise and a third epidemic has been identified. In spite of extensive research and progress in the understanding of this disease in recent years, 50 000 children worldwide are blinded by this condition each year. The relation between hyperoxia, low-gestational age, growth retardation, oxygen dependent growth factors,
openaire   +2 more sources

Clinical Approach and Anatomical Results in the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]

open access: yes
Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disease associated with abnormal development of retinal vessels in low birth weight and preterm infants.
YILDIRIM, Mustafa, Mustafa Yıldırım
core   +1 more source

Improving Medication Safety Following Neonatal Discharge: A Feasibility Study of a Parent Medication Education Intervention in Ireland

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Neonates discharged home on medications remain at risk of medication errors. The PADDINGToN programme previously developed parent co‐designed resources to support safer medication administration following discharge. The aim of this study, PADDINGToN‐2, is to evaluate the feasibility of recruiting and retaining parents in a study assessing ...
S. Giva   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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