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Nutrition & Dietetics
Alexandra K. Calor, Dana F. J. Yumani, Mirjam M. van Weissenbruch
Summary: The research indicates that fat intake in the first postnatal weeks is positively associated with BMC and BMD at term corrected age, while protein and fat intake in the early weeks of life can predict BMD at six months corrected age. These findings suggest that early nutritional intervention is crucial for bone health in the first months of life.
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Ellinor Strandberg, Marion Lieberman, Anette Lohmander
Summary: This study examined babbling and early speech in Swedish extremely premature infants. The results indicated that these infants showed deviations from typical babbling development and had lower speech skills compared to their peers without known medical conditions. These findings suggest that early babbling may be predictive of later speech and language difficulties in extremely premature infants.
CLINICAL LINGUISTICS & PHONETICS
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Giovanni Boscarino, Maria Giulia Conti, Federica Pagano, Maria Di Chiara, Chiara Pannucci, Elisa Onesta, Rita Prota, Giorgia Deli, Lucia Dito, Daniela Regoli, Salvatore Oliva, Gianluca Terrin
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of different timing of weaning on growth outcomes in preterm infants up to 12 months of corrected age. The results showed that the timing of weaning was not related to growth in preterm newborns during the first 12 months of corrected age. Further studies are needed to establish consensus on the appropriate nutritional approach for preterm babies after discharge.
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Pediatrics
Yiwen Cao, Ying Wang, Bian Li, Dehai Zhu, Tian Sang, Xueyan Du, Wanjun Shi, Liu Yang
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with high incidence of amblyopia in preterm infants and its correlation with neurodevelopment. The presence of BPD, brain white matter injury, use of levothyroxine, and invasive ventilator were identified as high risk factors for amblyopia, while the use of glucocorticoids therapy was identified as a protective factor. Children at risk of amblyopia had a higher rate of poor fine motor development.
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Pediatrics
Anna Szabina Szele, Jozsef Mihaly Gall, Beata Erika Nagy
Summary: This study investigated the neurodevelopmental outcomes among Hungarian preterm infants and explored the associations between medically assisted reproduction, pregnancy planning, and Bayley-III Screening Test results. The findings suggested that infants conceived through medically assisted reproduction showed better neurodevelopmental skills. Unplanned pregnancies were associated with lower cognitive and language skills.
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Mohamad Hadhud, Itai Gross, Noa Hurvitz, Lea Ohana Sarna Cahan, Zivanit Ergaz, Giora Weiser, Noa Ofek Shlomai, Smadar Eventov Friedman, Saar Hashavya
Summary: Adjusting the chronological age of preterm infants according to their gestational age is a widely accepted practice, but its validation in assessing infection in these infants is lacking. Correcting for chronological age is especially critical in infants with a chronological age above 3 months, but a corrected age below 3 months due to differences in assessment protocols. This study assessed the difference in incidence of serious bacterial infection (SBI) according to chronological and corrected age in preterm infants.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anna Szabina Szele, Beata Erika Nagy
Summary: Preterm and low birth weight infants have lower average neurodevelopmental outcomes and breastfeeding is associated with better neurodevelopment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Kristina Wendel, Madelaine Eloranta Rossholt, Gunnthorunn Gunnarsdottir, Marlen Fossan Aas, Asbjorn Schumacher Westvik, Are Hugo Pripp, Karin C. Lodrup Carlsen, Drude Fugelseth, Tom Stiris, Sissel Jennifer Moltu
Summary: This study aimed to test the hypothesis that long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) supplementation improves lung function in very preterm infants at 3 months corrected age. The results showed that LC-PUFA supplementation did not improve lung function at 3 months CA, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) was independently associated with reduced lung function while improved linear growth correlated with higher tidal volumes.
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shuntaro Fukushima, Tomoo Takahashi, Kazuki Tsukamoto, Misaki Matsumura, Ryo Takigawa, Yasuo Sakai, Sokichi Maniwa, Lynne Murphy, Takeshi Taketani
Summary: This study used eye-tracking technology to analyze gaze patterns in infants aged 4 to 11 months, finding that infants in all age groups showed a preference for gazing at eyes rather than mouths. Gaze behavior was positively associated with age and negatively associated with geometric gaze. Additionally, joint attention skills were enhanced with the growth process.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Pediatrics
Debra E. Weese-Mayer, Juliann M. Di Fiore, Douglas E. Lake, Anna Maria Hibbs, Nelson Claure, Jiaxing Qiu, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Eduardo Bancalari, James S. Kemp, Amanda M. Zimmet, John L. Carroll, Richard J. Martin, Katy N. Krahn, Aaron Hamvas, Sarah J. Ratcliffe, Narayanan Krishnamurthi, Premananda Indic, Alaleh Dormishian, Phyllis A. Dennery, J. Randall Moorman
Summary: The study found that cardioventilatory events peak during the first month of life in extremely preterm infants, but the trajectory afterwards depends on the type of event, race, sex, and use of mechanical ventilation. Apnea, periodic breathing, and intermittent hypoxemia events rose from day 3 of life then fell to near-resolution by 8-12 weeks of age. Apnea and intermittent hypoxemia were inversely correlated with gestational age, while periodic breathing was positively correlated with gestational age.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Liang-Kai Wang, Chen -Yu Chen, Fang-Ju Sun, Chie-Pein Chen
Summary: The study aims to identify perinatal antecedents associated with neurodevelopmental impairment in very low birth weight preterm infants and evaluate the stability of neurodevelopmental assessments at different ages. The findings suggest that multiple perinatal risk factors are associated with poor neurodevelopmental scores in preterm infants, and the predictive ability of assessments at 6 months is limited for outcomes at 24 months.
JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Nathalie Melan, Pierre Pradat, Isabelle Godbert, Blandine Pastor-Diez, Eliane Basson, Jean-Charles Picaud
Summary: In extremely premature infants, treatment with alternative drugs (betamethasone, hydrocortisone hemisuccinate) to dexamethasone does not independently increase the risk of adverse neurological development, assessed at 24 months corrected age, as well as overall development, growth, and respiratory outcomes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Isabel U. Huf, Emmah Baque, Paul B. Colditz, Mark D. Chatfield, Robert S. Ware, Roslyn N. Boyd, Joanne M. George
Summary: Early and TEA HNNE demonstrated moderate diagnostic accuracy for cognitive outcomes at 12-months CA in infants born <31 weeks gestational age.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Prachi E. Shah, Julie Poehlmann, Heidi M. Weeks, Maria Spinelli, Blair Richards, Joohee Suh, Niko Kaciroti
Summary: This study investigates the trajectories of late preterm development from infancy to kindergarten reading and math, as well as predictors of academic resilience and risk. The results show that sensitive parenting and preschool attendance are associated with more optimal development trajectories and academic resilience, while suboptimal development and increased academic risk are not related to these factors.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Amelia Srajer, Smita Roychoudhury, Selphee Tang, Shabih U. Hasan, Sarfaraz Momin, Leonora Hendson, Belal Alshaikh, Kamran Yusuf
Summary: This study investigated the neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants exposed to acetaminophen postnatally. The results showed that postnatal acetaminophen had no negative impact on neurodevelopment in preterm infants born at less than 29 weeks gestational age. These findings need to be validated in larger cohorts and longer-term studies.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)