The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting most
specialized healthcare services worldwide, including those for high-risk newborns and their …

Purpose To review and synthesize the literature on human milk and structural brain
development and injury in preterm infants, focusing on the application of quantitative brain …

It is well documented that the stress of separation of mother and baby can lead to short-term
physiological instability as well as neurological, sociological or psychological consequences …

Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, is a major public health
concern. It affects about 10% of all newborns globally and is the main cause of infant death …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of early-life pain/stress
and medical characteristics on neurobehavioral outcomes in preterm infants. Methods A …

Importance Early interventions improve neurodevelopmental outcomes after preterm birth,
but few studies of early intervention have focused on preterm infants whose families reside …

Importance Children born very preterm are at risk for long-term neurodevelopmental
sequelae. Prophylactic high-dose recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEpo) shortly after …

The availability of stimulating materials in the home environment is of great importance to
optimizing an infant's development. This study, which has a cross-sectional study design …

Interventions are needed to enhance early development and minimise long-term
impairments for children born very preterm (VP,< 32 weeks' gestation) and their families …

Preterm-born children are susceptible to problems of adaptation in the early neonatal
period, as well as the emergence of consequences due to the immaturity of the respiratory …