Tag: premature infants

1. Executive function (EF) performance remained stable from 8 to 18 years old among the majority of children born extremely ...

1. Rates of major neurosensory disability, IQ <-2 SD, cerebral palsy (CP), blindness, and deafness were similar at 8 years ...

1. Based on this prospective cohort study, use of antenatal steroids (ANS) was linked to improved mortality and neurologic outcomes, ...

1. Preterm infants randomized to delayed cord clamping for 30 seconds after birth required less cardiorespiratory intervention, less supplemental oxygen ...

Premature infants who were delivered by cesarean section and underwent umbilical cord milking had greater systemic blood flow, hemoglobin levels, ...

1. There was variation in how aggressively hospitals treat infants born before 27 weeks gestation. 2. The variation in treatment ...

1. Noninvasive ventilator strategies provide an alternative to mechanical ventilation in very low birth weight infants and are being explored ...

In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. High ...

Image: PD 1. Premature infants given inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) within 24 hours of birth showed no significant respiratory or ...

Image: PD 1. Plastic bags made from polyethylene reduced hypothermia among premature and low birth weight newborns by 26%.  2. ...