Odoardo Picciolini ([email protected]) Chiara Squarza ([email protected]) Camilla Fontana ([email protected]) Maria Lorella Giannì ([email protected]) Ivan Cortinovis ([email protected]) Silvana Gangi ([email protected]) Laura Gardon ([email protected]) Gisella Presezzi ([email protected]) Monica Fumagalli ...

Assistente Hospitalar. Pediatric Department, Division of Neonatology, Hospital de São João, University Hospital Assistente Hospitalar. Pediatric Department, Maternidade Júlio Dinis Assistente Hospitalar. Pediatric Department, Division of Neonatology, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Assistente Hospitalar. Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Epidemiology Department, Hospital de São João,...

OBJECTIVE To determine the changes in availability of neonatal intensive care for extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants, and the consequences of a lack of availability. DESIGN AND SETTING Population-based cohort study of consecutive ELBW infants born in the state of Victoria during four distinct eras. PARTICIPANTS All livebirths weighing 500-999 g in Victoria in the calendar years 1979-1...

OBJECTIVES We examined the effects of extremely low birth weight (ELBW<1000 g) on adult brain functioning. METHODS We measured baseline regional EEG spectral power and hemispheric coherence in a cohort of 154 (M age=23 years) non-impaired young adults who were born at ELBW (n=71; M birth weight=874 g, M gestation age=27.5 weeks) and in a control group of full-term adults born at normal birth ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Extremely preterm (EP; <28 weeks) birth and extremely low birth weight (ELBW; <1000 g) are risk factors for poor cognitive outcomes, including in executive function (EF; higher-order cognitive skills necessary for goal-directed, adaptive functioning and important for academic and behavioral-emotional outcomes). We aimed to (1) extend the limited data on EF in EP/ELBW s...

BACKGROUND Ganciclovir is a therapeutic choice for extremely premature infants with severe postnatal cytomegalovirus disease, but little is known about its optimal dose size and dosing interval for them. CASE PRESENTATION We treated an extremely premature female infant with postnatal cytomegalovirus infection with intravenous administration of ganciclovir since 49 days of life (postmenstrual ...

BACKGROUND Improved survival due to advances in neonatal care has brought issues such as postnatal growth and development more to the focus of our attention. Most studies report stunting in children born very preterm and/or small for gestational age. In this article we study the growth pattern of these children and aim to identify factors associated with postnatal catch-up growth. METHODS 133...

OBJECTIVE Malawi has the highest estimated preterm birth rate in the world. The survival rate of these babies is not known. The main objective of this study was to demonstrate the short-term survival of infants with birth weight below 2500 g nursed in Bwaila Hospital, a district hospital, and the tertiary level Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe. The specific objectives were to calculate...