We aim to summarize the evidence focusing on the effects of various doses of human milk
on the risk of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The eligible articles in the study were …

Background: Prematurity accounts for about 10.6% of neonates worldwide and tends to
increase as does survival from lower gestational ages. Summary: The importance of preterm …

Breastfeeding confers multiple benefits for the health and development of very preterm
infants, but there is scarce information on the duration of breastfeeding after discharge from …

Objectives: To compare duration and changes over time in length of hospital stay for very
preterm and extremely preterm infants in 10 European regions. Design: Two area-based …

Introduction Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is a cornerstone of neurodevelopment and family-
oriented care for preterm infants. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the …

Importance The Apgar score is used worldwide as an assessment tool to estimate the vitality
of newborns in their first minutes of life. Its applicability to estimate neurodevelopmental …

Abstract Background Most Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in China have restricted
visiting policies for parents. This also implicates that parents are not involved in the care of …

The Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe (EPICE) cohort includes all births between
22 þ 0 and 31 þ 6 weeks of gestation in 2011/12 in 19 regions in 11 European countries …

Importance Health insurance status is associated with differences in access to health care
and health outcomes. Therefore, maternal health insurance type may be associated with …

Background & aims Extra-uterine growth restriction (EUGR) is common among very preterm
(VPT) infants and has been associated with impaired neurodevelopment. Some research …