An overview of mortality and sequelae of preterm birth from infancy to adulthood

S Saigal, LW Doyle - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Survival rates have greatly improved in recent years for infants of borderline viability;
however, these infants remain at risk of develo** a wide array of complications, not only in …

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' …

Cognitive, motor, behavioural and academic performances of children born preterm: a meta‐analysis and systematic review involving 64 061 children

J Allotey, J Zamora, F Cheong‐See… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Preterm birth may leave the brain vulnerable to dysfunction. Knowledge of
future neurodevelopmental delay in children born with various degrees of prematurity is …

[PDF][PDF] Preterm birth: causes, consequences, and prevention

RE Behrman, AS Butler - 2007 - cds.psych.ucla.edu
Although individual behaviors have not been proven to have a strong influence on the risk of
preterm birth, consistent evidence suggests that a constellation of favorable lifestyle factors …

Neonatal MRI to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants

LJ Woodward, PJ Anderson, NC Austin… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Very preterm infants are at high risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been proposed as a means of predicting …

Early developmental intervention programmes provided post hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairment in preterm infants

A Spittle, J Orton, PJ Anderson… - … of systematic reviews, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Infants born preterm are at increased risk of develo** cognitive and motor
impairment compared with infants born at term. Early developmental interventions have …

Effect of timing of umbilical cord clam** and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes

H Rabe, GML Gyte, JL Díaz‐Rossello… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Infants born preterm (before 37 weeks' gestation) have poorer outcomes than
infants at term, particularly if born before 32 weeks. Early cord clam** has been standard …

Subclinical hypothyroidism and pregnancy outcomes

BM Casey, JS Dashe, CE Wells, D McIntire… - Obstetrics & …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
We recently read with great interest the commentary by Aaronson et al,“Abdominal Pain,
Bloating, and Urgency.” 1 We would like to bring to your attention the condition of bowel …

Cervicovaginal microbiota and local immune response modulate the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery

MA Elovitz, P Gajer, V Riis, AG Brown… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Failure to predict and understand the causes of preterm birth, the leading cause of neonatal
morbidity and mortality, have limited effective interventions and therapeutics. From a cohort …

Neurodevelopmental disabilities and special care of 5-year-old children born before 33 weeks of gestation (the EPIPAGE study): a longitudinal cohort study

B Larroque, PY Ancel, S Marret, L Marchand, M André… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background The increasing survival rates of children who are born very preterm raise issues
about the risks of neurological disabilities and cognitive dysfunction. We aimed to …