Half-dose antenatal betamethasone is inferior to full dose for preventing usage of neonatal surfactant
1. Half-dose antenatal betamethasone did not meet the noninferiority criteria when compared to full dose at preventing the primary outcome ...
Tag: preterm infant
Late and moderate preterm birth associated with increased cardiometabolic risk scores in young children
1. This retrospective cohort study using the TARGet Kids! Cohort demonstrated that late and moderate preterm birth was significantly associated ...
Hydrocortisone does not improve bronchopulmonary dysplasia outcomes in pre-term babies
1. In extremely preterm infants on mechanical ventilation, hydrocortisone was unable to improve 36-week survival or 2-year survival without neurodevelopmental ...
Trends in morbidity and mortality of extremely preterm infants in the United States
1. Among extremely preterm infants born at 22-28 weeks’ gestational age in 2013-2018 in the United States, 78.3% of infants ...
Smelling and tasting milk alongside tube feeding does not improve weight in preterm infants
1. Smell and taste of milk with tube feeding did not change weight in preterm infants at time of discharge. ...
Maternal sexually transmitted infections associated with increased risk of preterm birth
1. In this large population-based study in the United States, maternal sexually transmitted infections including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were ...
Wellness Check: Nutrition
2 Minute Medicine is pleased to announce that we are launching Wellness Check, a new series dedicated to exploring new ...
Being born small for gestational age associated with reduced exercise capacity among young adults
1. The study found that young adults born small for gestational age had reduced exercise capacity, with reduced maximal workload, ...
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm newborns improved since 1990s
1. The survival rate of extremely preterm newborns in Victoria (Australia) has increased since the early 1990s without an increase ...
Prolonged use of opioids and benzodiazepines in extremely preterm infants associated with adverse effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes
1. In this cohort study, prolonged use of opioids and benzodiazepines among extremely preterm infants was associated with lower cognitive, ...