Tag: Premature Birth
Protocol Helps Increase Direct Breastfeeding for Preemies in NICU
Increases seen in proportion of infants who had direct breastfeeding at first oral meal, average number of DBF meals during hospitalization
Active Treatment Up for Live-Born U.S. Neonates in Periviable Period
Infants born to Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and Hispanic versus White mothers less likely to receive active treatment
Higher Hyperactivity, ADHD Scores Seen for Children Born Early-Term
Children born at 37 to 38 versus 39 to 41 weeks have increase in odds of scoring 1.5+ SD above sample mean for hyperactivity
Day Care Tied to Morbidity in Children Born Preterm With BPD
ED visits, systemic steroid use, chronic respiratory symptoms more likely for children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia who attend day care
Phthalate Exposure in Pregnancy Tied to Preterm Delivery Risk
Exposure tied to 12 to 16 percent increased risk
Successful Intubations Up With Nasal High-Flow Therapy in Neonates
Higher rate of successful intubation on the first try, without physiological instability in the infant, seen with use of nasal high-flow therapy
Brain Anomalies ID’d on qMRI in Adolescents Born Extremely Preterm
Atypically developing versus neurotypically developing girls had lower normalized proton density, while boys had longer T1 in white matter
Nirsevimab Protects Against RSV in Late-Preterm, Term Infants
Single injection administered before RSV season protects from medically attended RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection
Endometriosis Not Tied to Preterm Delivery
Findings similar regardless of endometriosis disease phenotype
Fertility Treatment Tied to Higher Risk for Preterm Birth
Findings seen among more than 14 million live, singleton births