Quality of life of adults born very preterm or very low birth weight : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2020 Aim To establish differences in health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults born term and those born very preterm (VPT) and/or with a very low birth weight (VLBW). Methods Our systematic review is preregistered under PROSPERO‐ID CRD42018084005.
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preterm Birth and Later Systolic Blood Pressure [PDF]
, 2012 Lower birth weight because of fetal growth restriction is associated with higher blood pressure later in life, but the extent to which preterm birth (
Behrman RE +10 more
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Factors influencing hypothermia in very low/extremely low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Introduction Previous studies have explored factors that influence the occurrence of hypothermia in very low/extremely low birth weight (VLBW/ELBW) infants, but the factors associated with hypothermia in VLBW or ELBW infants remain inadequately evaluated
Qinchuan Shi +5 more
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Effect of Probiotic Supplementation in Preventing Necrotizing Enterocolitis Sepsis and Mortality Among Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
CureusKalantar HT +6 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2022 Background Intensive care is of great significance for very low birth weight infants (VLBWI). The Yangtze River Delta is the most ecomonically developed area in China. However, there are few data on the care practices and survival of VLBWI in this region.
Tianchan Lyu +11 more
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The Effect of Probiotics on the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in Low Birth Weight (LBW) and Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants [PDF]
Iranian Journal of NeonatologyBackground: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening disease for premature and very low birth weight infants (VLBW).Traditional therapeutic methods such as administration of antibiotics and antacids and cessation of breastfeeding can ...
Reza Saeidi +2 more
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Human Milk Banks: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2020 Introduction: Not all mothers can provide sufficient milk, and infants admitted to a neonatal ward are less likely to be exclusively breastfed. Current recommendations are for the use of mother’s own milk (MOM), and pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) is
José-Sousa Vale +3 more
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Prognosis of Very Low-Birth Weight Infants
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1990 The cognitive and motor abilities of 43 very low birth weight children (VLBW) and classroom controls are reported from the Greenwood Children's Centre, City Hospital, Nottingham, England.
J Gordon Millichap
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Acceptability and feasibility of collecting psychosocial data from fathers of very low birth weight infants [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of collecting outcome data from parents of very low birth weight infants, and to explore the psychological and social adaptation of fathers.
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Renal Calcification in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2011 Renal calcification in preterm infants has been described frequently. The etiologic factors have not yet been fully clarified. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for renal calcification in our population ...
Hung-Yang Chang +8 more
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