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Medicine, General & Internal
Yun Cao, Siyuan Jiang, Jianhua Sun, Mingyan Hei, Laishuan Wang, Huayan Zhang, Xiaolu Ma, Hui Wu, Xiaoying Li, Huiqing Sun, Wei Zhou, Yuan Shi, Yanchen Wang, Xinyue Gu, Tongling Yang, Yulan Lu, Lizhong Du, Chao Chen, Shoo K. Lee, Wenhao Zhou
Summary: This cohort study evaluated care practices and outcomes for very preterm infants in Chinese neonatal intensive care units. The findings suggest that survival rates and survival without major morbidity for these infants in China are lower compared to high-income countries, highlighting the need for clinical quality improvement and health services reorganization to enhance outcomes.
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Nursing
Mariana Gonzalez de Oliveira, Desiree de Freitas Valle Volkmer
Summary: The study found that in the NICU unit under study, the majority of very low birth weight infants were breastfed at discharge. Breastfeeding at discharge was associated with shorter lengths of stay.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ageliki A. Karatza, Despoina Gkentzi, Anastasia Varvarigou
Summary: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) represents a severe sequela in neonates born very prematurely. Proper nutritional support is challenging in this high-risk population. The development of the lungs and physical growth are closely linked in infants with BPD. Adequate nutrition should promote growth and lung alveolarization. Meticulous follow-up is essential to prevent growth retardation and improve lung function.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alice Hoffsten, Laszlo Markasz, Katharina Ericson, Leif D. Nelin, Richard Sindelar
Summary: Autopsy determined the final cause of death in one-third of cases, and necrotizing enterocolitis as a cause of death increased significantly during the study period. The autopsy rate did not change significantly between the two study periods.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jennifer Helderman, T. Michael O'Shea, Lynne Dansereau, Jennifer Check, Julie A. Hofheimer, Lynne M. Smith, Elisabeth McGowan, Charles R. Neal, Brian S. Carter, Steven L. Pastyrnak, Bradford Betz, Joseph Junewick, Heather L. Borders, Sheri A. DellaGrotta, Barry M. Lester
Summary: This study examined the associations between early and late cranial ultrasound findings and infant neurobehavior at neonatal intensive care unit discharge. It found that certain early cranial ultrasound lesions were associated with hypotonicity and lower attention in preterm infants.
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Pediatrics
Katherine A. Gallaway, Kayla Cann, Katherine Oetting, Mary Rothenberger, Andra Raibulet, James E. Slaven, Kristen Suhrie, Emma M. Tillman
Summary: This study evaluated the use of pharmacogenomic (PGx) guidelines in early childhood and found that a significant proportion of patients received PGx drugs during this period. Preterm birth, low birth weight, and the presence of congenital anomalies and/or a primary genetic diagnosis were predictive factors of PGx drug exposure. The study suggests that preemptive PGx testing in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) could impact medical management during the NICU stay and early childhood.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Brynne A. Sullivan, Ayush Doshi, Pavel Chernyavskiy, Ameena Husain, Alexandra Binai, Rakesh Sahni, Karen D. Fairchild, J. Randall Moorman, Colm P. Travers, Zachary A. Vesoulis
Summary: This study investigates the association between socioeconomic status and hospital outcomes among premature infants. The findings suggest that the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), a measure of neighborhood disadvantage, is associated with neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) mortality and morbidity in extremely premature infants.
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Pediatrics
Nasenien Nourkami-Tutdibi, Erol Tutdibi, Theresa Faas, Gudrun Wagenpfeil, Elizabeth S. Draper, Samantha Johnson, Marina Cuttini, Rym El Rafei, Anna-Veera Seppaenen, Jan Mazela, Rolf Felix Maier, Alexandra Nuytten, Henrique Barros, Carina Rodrigues, Jennifer Zeitlin, Michael Zemlin
Summary: The study found that maternal advanced age does not have a significant impact on mortality and morbidity of very preterm infants. Even though older mothers may face greater pregnancy risks, the outcomes for VPT infants born to AMA and vAMA mothers did not differ from those born to younger mothers.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Leslie M. Harris, Veronika Shabanova, Josefa L. Martinez-Brockman, Desiree Leverette, Brittney Dioneda, Margaret G. Parker, Sarah N. Taylor
Summary: This retrospective cohort study found that social disadvantage was associated with lower family visitation rates, which in turn affected infant feeding and follow-up.
JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Noa Ofek Shlomai, Brian Reichman, Inna Zaslavsky-Paltiel, Liat Lerner-Geva, Smadar Eventov-Friedman
Summary: This study aimed to assess postnatal growth in infants with and without major neonatal morbidities. The results showed that despite advances in neonatal care, postnatal growth remains a challenge in very low birth weight infants, particularly those with major neonatal morbidities.
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Pediatrics
Dustin D. Flannery, Erika M. Edwards, Karen M. Puopolo, Jeffrey D. Horbar
Summary: This study investigated the epidemiology and microbiology of early-onset sepsis (EOS) among very preterm infants from 2018 to 2019. The findings revealed an incidence rate of 13.5 per 1000 very preterm births, with Escherichia coli and group B Streptococcus being the most common pathogens. Infected infants had longer hospital stays and lower survival rates, emphasizing the need for novel preventive strategies.
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Cell Biology
Drew J. Schwartz, Nitan Shalon, Kate Wardenburg, Anna DeVeaux, Meghan A. Wallace, Carla Hall-Moore, I. Malick Ndao, Janice E. Sullivan, Paula Radmacher, Marilyn Escobedo, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Barbara B. Warner, Phillip I. Tarr, Gautam Dantas
Summary: BSI in preterm infants is commonly transmitted through the gut microbiome and is associated with antibiotic exposure. Ampicillin, gentamicin, or vancomycin can increase the abundance of Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococcaceae in the gut of preterm infants. This study suggests that the microbial composition of the gut can be utilized to predict the risk of BSI in hospitalized preterm infants.
SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Elizabeth G. Salazar, Sara C. Handley, Lucy T. Greenberg, Erika M. Edwards, Scott A. Lorch
Summary: This study analyzed 433,814 premature infants born in 465 US hospitals and found that the level of care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is associated with care quality for moderate and late preterm (MLP) infants but not for extremely and very preterm infants. MLP infants in type C NICUs had lower care quality scores. This study suggests that providing less complex subspecialty services in NICUs may improve the care quality for MLP infants.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Alona Bin-Nun, Yair Kassirer, Yousef Jarallah, Moshe Barg, Francis B. Mimouni, Cathy Hammerman, Hen Y. Sela
Summary: Early initiation of milk expression postpartum is associated with milk volumes in the second and third week, but delivery mode and daily number of expressions also play a role in determining volumes on day 21.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Seong Phil Bae, Ee-Kyung Kim, Jungha Yun, Young Mi Yoon, Seung Han Shin, Su Yeon Park
Summary: This study investigated whether ROP requiring treatment is associated with postnatal growth failure in VLBW infants. The results showed that ROP requiring treatment was associated with poor head circumference growth, but not with weight and length.
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Psychology, Clinical
Felix Fischer, Brooke Levis, Carl Falk, Ying Sun, John P. A. Ioannidis, Pim Cuijpers, Ian Shrier, Andrea Benedetti, Brett D. Thombs
Summary: In a comprehensive dataset of diagnostic studies, scoring using complex latent variable models do not improve screening accuracy of the PHQ-9 meaningfully as compared to the simple sum score approach.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Valerie Lebel, Nancy Feeley, Stephanie Robins, Robyn Stremler
Summary: The study aims to identify factors associated with the quality of sleep of NICU mothers using the GSDS. Results show correlations between sleep disturbances and stress, depressive symptoms, and breast milk expression. Mothers with significant depressive symptoms, greater presence in the unit, or other children at home are more likely to have clinically significant sleep disturbances.
BEHAVIORAL SLEEP MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Valerie Lebel, Nancy Feeley, Emilie Gosselin, Anna Axelin
Summary: This study explores the experiences and instances of emotional closeness from the perspective of fathers in the neonatal unit, as well as the factors influencing emotional closeness. The results indicate that emotional closeness is a complex process influenced by multiple factors such as the environment, co-parenting, and the father-infant relationship.
ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Marilyn Aita, Gwenaelle De Clifford Faugere, Genevieve Laporte, Sebastien Colson, Nancy Feeley
Summary: The study aimed to translate and validate a French version of the skin-to-skin contact instrument, with results showing good internal consistency and structural validity. While the instrument can be used in research with French-speaking neonatal nurses in Western countries, more evidence is needed to support its reliability and validity in clinical practice.
JOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Anna Axelin, Nancy Feeley, Marsha Cambell-Yeo, Bente Silnes Tandberg, Tomasz Szczapa, Joke Wielenga, Janne Weis, Anita Pavicic Bosnjak, Rakel B. Jonsdottir, Kendall George, Ylva T. Blomqvist, Kajsa Bohlin, Liisa Lehtonen
Summary: The study found an association between family-centered NICU care and parents' depressive symptoms after a NICU stay. Parents' involvement in care decisions and emotional support from staff play a role in shaping their perceptions of family-centered care.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2022)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Ian Shrier, Steven D. Stovitz, Chinchin Wang, Russell J. Steele
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Marjolaine Heon, Marilyn Aita, Andreane Lavallee, Gwenaelle De Clifford-Faugere, Genevieve Laporte, Annie Boisvert, Nancy Feeley
Summary: The purpose of this review is to identify the literature on developmental care nursing interventions for preterm infants in the NICU. The review aims to highlight the range of interventions and suggest outcome indicators related to nursing-sensitive outcomes. The review will follow the methodology of the Joanna Briggs Institute and search multiple databases for relevant papers.
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Nursing
Gwenaelle De Clifford-Faugere, Genevieve Laporte, Celine Gelinas, Andreane Lavallee, Guillaume Fontaine, Nancy Feeley, Sebastien Colson, Marilyn Aita
Summary: The purpose of this study was to translate, adapt and validate the French version of the Nurses' Attitudes and Perceptions of Pain Assessment in neonatal intensive care Questionnaire (NAPPAQ). The study found that the NAPPAQ-FIPM can be used for research purposes, with good psychometric results for Parts II and III, although further refinement is needed for Part I.
PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSING
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Christine H. K. Ou, Wendy A. Hall, Paddy Rodney, Robyn Stremler
Summary: This study found that mothers' sleep quality and anger about infant sleep are associated with their state anger. Clinicians can educate families about sleep pattern changes during the perinatal time frame and assess women's mood and perceptions of their and their infants' sleep quality in the first postpartum year. They can also offer evidence-based strategies for improving parent-infant sleep. Such health promotion initiatives could reduce mothers' anger and support healthy sleep.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Christine H. K. Ou, Wendy A. Hall, Paddy Rodney, Robyn Stremler
Summary: Mothers experience intense anger after childbirth when they feel their expectations are violated, needs are compromised, and they feel on edge, particularly around infant sleep. They manage their anger by suppressing or expressing it, with support from partners, family, and others being key in helping them cope.
QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Samantha K. Micsinszki, Marilyn Ballantyne, Kristin Cleverley, Pamela Green, Sarah Brennenstuhl, Robyn Stremler
Summary: The study aimed to measure sleep quality in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and determine the factors that affect sleep quality, such as stress and children's sleep problems. The results showed that children's sleep was the only significant predictor of parent sleep quality.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Christina Belza, Yaron Avitzur, Wendy J. Ungar, Robyn Stremler, Darcy Fehlings, Paul W. Wales
Summary: This study examined the burden on caregivers of children with intestinal failure receiving long-term parenteral nutrition. The results showed that these caregivers experience increased stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as decreased health-related quality of life.
JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Ian Shrier, Tyrel Stokes, Chinchin Wang, Jorge Trejovargas, Franco M. Impellizzeri, Russell J. Steele
Summary: Decision making for return to play should consider the impact on athletes' performance. Formal analytical strategies are needed to provide valid answers to athletes and coaches' questions.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Filip Bellon, Robyn Stremler, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo, Julia M. Padilla-Martinez, Elvira Casado-Ramirez, Montserrat Sanchez-Ortuno, Montserrat Gea-Sanchez, Yolanda Martin-Vaquero, Teresa Moreno-Casbas, Eva Abad-Corpa
Summary: Sleep is important for both health and illness, but sleep quality is poor among hospitalized patients. Lower educational level, sedative medication intake, and multi-morbidity are associated with poorer sleep quality. Higher level of habitual physical activity correlates positively with sleep quality.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ian Shrier, Steven D. Stovitz, Johannes Textor
Summary: Causal directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) are commonly used to select variables in a regression model for identifying causal effects. However, outcome-based sampling studies present unique challenges that cannot be addressed by the common back-door criterion. This article discusses intuitive graphical approaches to explain the limitations of the back-door criterion in determining population average causal effects in outcome-based sampling studies, and introduces alternative graphical rules. Recent updates to the free online software Dagitty, incorporating these principles, are also described.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)