OBJECTIVES To assess the contribution of children with different birth weights to special educational needs within a single health district, and to determine whether this pattern changed over the time when the survival of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants was increasing. SETTING An inner London health district. STUDY DESIGN A cohort of children born to local parents between January 1974 a...

AIM To evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. METHODS In this retrospective study of VLBW infants, we analyzed the prevalence of AKI, as defined by changes in serum creatinine and urine output, associated risk factors and outcomes. RESULTS A total of 293 VLBW infants (mean gestational age 28.7 wk) were included...

The relations of exercise, employment, and other daily activities during pregnancy with pregnancy outcomes were examined using data from the Missouri Maternal and Infant Health Survey. Maternal surveys were available for the following singleton birth categories: 450 fetal deaths; 782 very low birth weight (VLBW, < 1,500 g); 802 moderately low birth weight (MLBW, 1,500-2,499 g); and 794 normal b...

Although the infant mortality rate in Louisiana has decreased, Louisiana still has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. Two-thirds of the infant deaths occur in the neonatal period (birth through 28 days of age). The primary factor associated with death in the neonatal period is low birth weight. However, the likelihood of survival for low birth weight infants can be influen...

Objective. To assess the pulmonary outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in North Carolina in 1994 and to compare rates of survival and chronic lung disease (CLD) between 1994 and 1984 (see reference 2). Methods. Data were collected prospectively by collaborators from all 13 neonatal intensive care units in North Carolina to determine survival and pulmonary outcomes of infants with b...

From 1985 to 2013, the mean birth weight of infants in Japan decreased from 3120 g to 3000 g, and the low-birth-weight rate among live births increased from 6.3% to 9.6%. No prospective study has elucidated the risk factors for poor fetal growth and preterm birth in recent Japanese parents, such as increased parental age, maternal body figure, assisted reproductive technology (ART), and socioec...

The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of gestational age and birth weight on outcomes of the infants. Medical records of 36 infants with trisomy 18 admitted to Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital from 1991 to 2012 were reviewed retrospectively. We compared clinical characteristics between term infants (n = 15) and preterm infants (n = 21). There were one very-low-birth-weight (...

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a condition which one the major causes preventable childhood blindness. ROP may develop in premature new-borns due to avascular or incompletely vascularized retina at birth are prone damage. The purpose this study investigate prevalence retinopathy (ROP), as well its risk factors and severity, among newborns who were admitted screened tertiary care facility t...

In Brief Objective: To identify trajectories of peer relationships in very preterm and term-born individuals from 6 to 26 years age test early-life predictors these trajectories. Method: As part the Bavarian Longitudinal Study, 218 preterm/very low birth weight (VP/VLBW; <32 weeks' gestation/<1500 grams) 220 healthy (37–42 gestation) were followed prospectively adulthood. Parent self-reports at...

The possibilities of preventing intra-ventricular/ sub-ependymal hemorrhage (IVH) are of greatest interest. Unfortunately only fragments are known of the pathogenesis [17, 18]. It has been pointed out that IVH is associated with gestational age, respiratory distress and vigorous resuscitation procedures. Only the latter is of any practical relevance to the clinician and calls for gentleness in ...