Preterm birth is a worldwide epidemic with a global incidence of 15 million per year. Though
rates of preterm birth in the United States have declined over the last decade, nearly 1 in 10 …

Preterm birth affects about 10% of infants born in the United States. Massage therapy is
being used in some neonatal intensive care units for its potential beneficial effects on …

Background Extremely preterm infants (EPT,< 29 weeks' gestation) represent only 0.9% of
births in the United States; yet these infants are the focus of most published research …

Objective: Clinical chorioamnionitis is the most common infection/inflammatory process
diagnosed in labor and delivery units worldwide. The condition is a syndrome that can be …

Premature fetuses and babies are at greater risk of mortality and morbidity than their term
counterparts. The underlying causes are multifactorial, but include exposure to hypoxia …

Introduction Although amyloid β peptide (Aβ) is cleared from the brain to cerebrospinal fluid
and the peripheral circulation, mechanisms for its removal from blood remain unresolved …

Background The US infant mortality rate has been steadily decreasing in recent years as
has the preterm birth rate; preterm birth is a major factor associated with death during the …

Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in
nonanomalous neonates in the United States. Women with a previous early spontaneous …

Aim: Early hemodynamic assessment of global parameters in critically ill newborns fails and
requires mostly invasive measurements in neonatal intensive care unit. Clinical signs are …

Exposure to excessive oxygen in survivors of preterm birth is one of the factors that underlie
the adverse neurological outcome in later life. Various pathological changes including …