Objective To evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of bronchodilators and steroids,
alone or combined, for the acute management of bronchiolitis in children aged less than 2 …

Importance A single course of antenatal corticosteroid therapy is recommended for pregnant
women at risk of preterm birth between 24 and 33 weeks' gestational age. However, 50% of …

Procedural pain is associated with poorer neurodevelopment in infants born very preterm (⩽
32weeks gestational age), however, the etiology is unclear. Animal studies have …

Importance Inequalities in preterm infant mortality exist between population subgroups
within the United States. Objective To characterize trends in preterm infant mortality by …

Glucocorticoids are primary stress hormones produced by the adrenal cortex. The
concentration of serum glucocorticoids in the fetus is low throughout most of gestation but …

Background Chronic lung disease (CLD) remains a common complication among preterm
infants. There is increasing evidence that inflammation plays an important role in the …

Importance Dexamethasone to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm
neonates was associated with adverse neurodevelopmental events. Early low-dose …

Aim Our aim was to build on previous research indicating that rates of cerebral palsy (CP) in
the Australian state of Victoria are declining, and examine whether severity of impairments is …

Objective To assess the effect of prophylaxis for early adrenal insufficiency using low-dose
hydrocortisone on survival without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very preterm …

Objective. Previous multicenter studies have shown significant center differences in
neonatal characteristics and morbidities. This study evaluated center differences in outcome …