Preterm birth coincides with a key developmental window of cardiac growth and maturation,
and thus has the potential to influence long-term cardiac function. Individuals born preterm …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a major complication of premature birth that
significantly affects mortality and long-term morbidity in numerous immature infants …

Objective To determine whether early hydrocortisone treatment in extremely preterm infants
affects neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age according to gestational age at birth …

Objectives To compare regional cerebral cortical microstructural organization between
preterm infants at term-equivalent age (TEA) and healthy full-term newborns, and to …

Abstract Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a collectin protein synthesized by alveolar type II cells
in the lungs. SP-D participates in the innate immune defense of the lungs by helping to clear …

Early lung inflammation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary
dysplasia (BPD). We aimed to establish the efficacy and safety of systemic hydrocortisone …

Although advances in the respiratory management of extremely preterm infants have led to
improvements in survival, this progress has not yet extended to a reduction in the incidence …

Multisystem inflammatory disease in neonates (MIS-N) is a disease of immune dysregulation
presenting in the newborn period. Thouvgh its etiopathogenesis is proposed to be similar to …

Mechanical ventilation with normal tidal volumes (VT) causes lung and systemic
inflammation in preterm sheep. Mechanical ventilation is associated with bronchopulmonary …

Methods| The STOP-BPD study was performed in 16 neonatal intensive care units in the
Netherlands and Belgium (enrollment November 15, 2011, to December 23, 2016; final …