Aim To determine the effect of late preterm birth and treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) on school-age children's emotional and behavioral problems and quality of life (QoL). METHODS Emotional and behavioral problems and QoL were investigated in 6-12-year-olds who were born late preterm at the University Hospital Center Split in the period from January 2002 to March 2008. The study in...

OBJECTIVES To analyze and compare the evolution of hematological parameters and body iron content between exclusively breastfed late-preterm and term newborns during the first two months of life. METHODS Cohort study. Weight, length, head circumference, body mass index, hemoglobin, hematocrit, reticulocytes, total iron-binding capacity, transferrin saturation, serum iron and ferritin were mea...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have suggested that preterm birth is associated with diabetes later in life. These studies have shown inconsistent results for late preterm births and have had various limitations, including the inability to evaluate diabetic outpatients or to estimate risk across the full range of gestational ages. Our objective was to determine whether preterm birth is associated wi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the burden of later disease associated with moderate/late preterm (32-36 weeks) and early term (37-38 weeks) birth. DESIGN Secondary analysis of data from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). SETTING Longitudinal study of infants born in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2002. PARTICIPANTS 18,818 infants participated in the MCS. Effects of gestational age at birth...

Late preterm neonates have unique susceptibilities to infection. The closed setting of the neonatal ICU (NICU) and the immunologic immaturity of premature infants set the state for the development of nosocomial infections. This article discusses infections that might be seen in this population and gives options for diagnosis and treatment.

BACKGROUND Anxiety is associated with preterm deliveries in general (before week 37 of pregnancy), but is that also true for late preterm (weeks 34/0-36/6) and early term deliveries (weeks 37/0-38/6)? We aim to examine this association separately for spontaneous and provider-initiated deliveries. METHODS Participants were pregnant women from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa),...

Nursing surgery born for an organizational and strategical choise which allowed us to create a link whit hospital and territorial children’s doctor, going to fill the lack of assistance during the period of hospital discharge and first visit of specialist for children’s. Our aims are essentially two: see to peaceful back home baby and their family, insure a continuity of care ,continuing the te...

Delivery of infants who are physiologically mature and capable of successful transition to the extrauterine environment is an important priority for obstetric practitioners. During the past 15 years in the United States the percentage of infants born before 40 weeks’ gestation has dramatically increased and the percentage of infants born after 40 weeks’ gestation has decreased. In this shift se...

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between preterm delivery and developmental outcomes in children born at 34 36 weeks of gestation (late preterm period). Methods: This study reviewed the cases of singleton late preterm children and full-term (38 40 weeks of gestation) children born at Showa University Hospital. The developmental outcomes at 3 years of age were assessed based on the resul...