An immature science: intensive care for infants born at≤ 23 weeks of gestation

MA Rysavy, K Mehler, A Oberthür, J Ågren… - The Journal of …, 2021 - jpeds.com
The gestational age boundary separating infants considered too immature for intensive care
from infants who may benefit has shifted dramatically during the past 50 years. In 1971, a …

Prematurity and low birth weight in neonates as a risk factor for obesity, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease in pediatric and adult age

MA Grillo, G Mariani, JR Ferraris - Frontiers in medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Low weight at birth may be due to intrauterine growth restriction or premature birth. Preterm
birth is more common in low-and middle-income countries: 60% of preterm birth occur in sub …

Sex and gender differences in lung disease

P Silveyra, N Fuentes, DE Rodriguez Bauza - Lung Inflammation in Health …, 2021 - Springer
Sex differences in the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system have been widely
reported. These intrinsic sex differences have also been shown to modulate the …

Proactive neonatal treatment at 22 weeks of gestation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CH Backes, BK Rivera, L Pavlek, LJ Beer… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis
to quantify prognosis and identify factors associated with variations in reported mortality …

Comparison of new bronchopulmonary dysplasia definitions on long-term outcomes in preterm infants

TA Katz, AH van Kaam, E Schuit, SM Mugie… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the discriminative performances of the 2018 National Institutes of
Health (NIH) and the 2019 Jensen definitions of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) with the …

Survival of infants born at 22 to 25 weeks' gestation receiving care in the NICU: 2020–2022

EM Edwards, DEY Ehret, RF Soll, JD Horbar - Pediatrics, 2024 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE To provide contemporary data on infants inborn at 22 to 25 weeks' gestation
and receiving care at level 3 and 4 neonatal intensive care units in the United States …

Postponed withholding: Balanced decision-making at the margins of viability

J Syltern, L Ursin, B Solberg, R Støen - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Advances in neonatology have led to improved survival for periviable infants. Immaturity still
carries a high risk of short-and long-term harms, and uncertainty turns provision of life …

Association of blood donor sex and age with outcomes in very low-birth-weight infants receiving blood transfusion

RM Patel, J Lukemire, N Shenvi, C Arthur… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There are conflicting data on the association between blood donor
characteristics and outcomes among patients receiving transfusions. Objective To evaluate …

Fragility and resilience: parental and family perspectives on the impacts of extreme prematurity

A Janvier, CJ Bourque, R Pearce, E Thivierge… - Archives of Disease in …, 2023 - fn.bmj.com
Objectives Extremely preterm babies have a significant risk of neurodevelopmental
impairment (NDI). There has been little investigation regarding the impact of prematurity on …

Variability of care practices for extremely early deliveries

D LoRe, CM Groden, AR Schuh, C Holmes… - …, 2024 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES Assess temporal changes, intercenter variability, and birthing person (BP)
factors relating to interventions for extremely early deliveries. METHODS Retrospective …