The global impact of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

L Duley - Seminars in perinatology, 2009 - Elsevier
Over half a million women die each year from pregnancy related causes, 99% in low and
middle income countries. In many low income countries, complications of pregnancy and …

Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children

CSH Aarnoudse-Moens, N Weisglas-Kuperus… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Sequelae of academic underachievement, behavioral problems, and poor
executive function (EF) have been extensively reported for very preterm (≤ 33 weeks' …

Airway delivery of mesenchymal stem cells prevents arrested alveolar growth in neonatal lung injury in rats

T van Haaften, R Byrne, S Bonnet… - American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and emphysema are characterized by
arrested alveolar development or loss of alveoli; both are significant global health problems …

The cost of preterm birth throughout childhood in England and Wales

LJ Mangham, S Petrou, LW Doyle, ES Draper… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND. Infants born preterm are at increased risk of adverse health and
developmental outcomes. Mortality and morbidity after preterm birth impose a burden on …

Imaging biomarkers of outcome in the developing preterm brain

LR Ment, D Hirtz, PS Hüppi - The Lancet Neurology, 2009 - thelancet.com
The neurodevelopmental disabilities of those who were born prematurely have been well
described, yet the underlying alterations in brain development that lead to these changes …

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants fed high-dose docosahexaenoic acid: a randomized controlled trial

M Makrides, RA Gibson, AJ McPhee, CT Collins… - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Uncertainty exists about the benefit of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the
neurodevelopment of preterm infants. Objective To determine the effect of meeting the …

Uncultivated bacteria as etiologic agents of intra-amniotic inflammation leading to preterm birth

YW Han, T Shen, P Chung, IA Buhimschi… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Intra-amniotic infection and inflammation are major causes of preterm birth (PTB). However,
intra-amniotic inflammation is often detected in the absence of infection. This may partly be …

Early emergence of behavior and social-emotional problems in very preterm infants

AJ Spittle, K Treyvaud, LW Doyle, G Roberts… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Children born very preterm are reported to have an increased frequency of
social, emotional, and behavioral problems at school age compared with their peers born at …

Functioning at school age of moderately preterm children born at 32 to 36 weeks' gestational age

AL van Baar, J Vermaas, E Knots, MJK de Kleine… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To study outcome of low-risk moderately preterm birth between 32 and 36/7
weeks' gestation. METHODS: 377 Moderately preterm children (M: 34.7, SD: 1.2 complete …

Very preterm children show impairments across multiple neurodevelopmental domains by age 4 years

LJ Woodward, S Moor, KM Hood… - Archives of Disease in …, 2009 - fn.bmj.com
Objectives: Neurodevelopmental outcomes associated with preterm birth are of major health
and educational concern. This study examined the neuromotor, cognitive, language and …