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

Consumption of certain substances during pregnancy can interfere with brain development,
leading to deleterious long-term neurological and cognitive impairments in offspring. To test …

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 …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE. Extremely low birth weight infants frequently receive red
cell transfusions. We sought to determine whether a restrictive versus liberal hemoglobin …

Importance Preterm infants have immature respiratory control and resulting intermittent
hypoxia (IH). The extent of IH after stopping routine caffeine treatment and the potential for …

Individuals born extremely preterm (before 28 weeks of gestation) comprise only about 0.7%
of births in the United States and an even lower proportion in other high resource countries …

With increased survival of preterm infants as young as 23 weeks gestation, maintaining
adequate respiration and corresponding oxygenation represents a clinical challenge in this …

Globally, approximately 15 million infants every year (11.1% of all births) are born preterm,
at less than 37 completed weeks' gestation, with national rates varying from 5% to 18%. 1 As …

Preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and particularly those who develop
the most severe forms of chronic lung disease during the neonatal period, are at high risk for …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of preventive care at
home on child development and primary caregiver mental health at 2 years of age …