ArticleAmerican journal of perinatology2024
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes following Preterm Birth and the Association with Postmenstrual Age at Discharge.
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- Early Nutrition as a Modulator of Neurodevelopment via the Gut Microbiota in Preterm Neonates.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Parent-infant communication should include vocal and physical interaction from mothers and fathers in the neonatal setting.Evidence-based nursing · 2026Article
- Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants: An Exploratory Multivariable Analysis Including Sonographic Brain Volume Trajectories-Data from the NeoNEVS Project.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sonographic Brain Volume Growth Trajectories in VLBW and Clinical Determinants-Data from the NeoNEVS Project.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Early Discharge of Very Preterm Infants Is Not Associated with Impaired Growth up to Three Months Postmenstrual Age: A Prospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Co-developing an intervention to facilitate safe and early transition to neonatal home care for very preterm infants: a mixed-method study evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement.Research involvement and engagement · 2025Article
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- Unravelling the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis: Implications for Infant Neurodevelopment and Future Therapeutics.Current microbiology · 2025Review
- Enhancement of Family-Centred Care Is Associated with a Reduction in Postmenstrual Age at Discharge in Preterm Infants.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Editorial: Neurodevelopment and preterm birth.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Serial neuroimaging of brain growth and development in very preterm infants receiving tailored neuropromotive support in the NICU. Protocol for a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Parental Participation in Preterm Infant Feeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to (1) define the prevalence of motor, cognitive, and language delays in preterm infants born <32 weeks estimated gestational age (EGA); and (2) identify the relationship between the timing of discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and neurodevelopmental outcome in early childhood. STUDY
designThis retrospective study of 172 preterm infants born <32 weeks EGA and hospitalized in a level-IV NICU captured medical factors, including timing of discharge, from the NICU stay. Standardized developmental testing at 1 to 2 years corrected age was conducted in the newborn follow-up clinic.
resultsAt 1 to 2 years corrected age, the sample had an average Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) cognitive composite score of 91.5 ± 17.4, language composite score of 84.5 ± 17.3, and motor composite score of 88.9 ± 18.4. Lower EGA at birth, necrotizing enterocolitis, patent ductus arteriosus, and oxygen requirement for >28 days were independently associated with higher postmenstrual age (PMA) at NICU discharge. Higher PMA at discharge was associated with poorer cognitive outcome [
conclusionPoorer cognitive, language, and motor outcomes were associated with longer hospitalization, even after controlling for medical risk factors known to be associated with poorer outcome. This provides further evidence for the potential role of the environment in impacting developmental outcomes of infants hospitalized in the NICU. KEY POINTS: · There are high rates of developmental impairment among preterm infants born <32 weeks at 1 year to 2 years.. · The longer the infant is exposed to the NICU environment, the higher the risk of neurodevelopmental challenges.. · These findings provide increased motivation for optimizing the early NICU environment..
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