OBJECTIVE Extremely preterm infants are at risk for poor growth and impaired neurodevelopment. The objective of this study was to determine whether intrauterine, early neonatal, or postdischarge growth is associated with neurocognitive and motor-developmental outcome in extremely preterm infants. METHODS Surviving children who were born between July 1996 and June 1999 at <30 weeks' gestation ...

Current policy and practice emphasises much more than ever before a need for purchasers and providers to reduce appropriately the length of hospital stay. Consequently, a number of early discharge "schemes" have been developed. This paper presents the findings from an evaluation of a "home from hospital" (HFH) scheme. The HFH service provides a maximum of six weeks' intensive domiciliary care f...