A total of 49 late preterm infants (mean birth weight 2,496 ± 330 g and gestational age 35.2 ± 0.7 wks) underwent growth and body composition assessment by an air displacement plethysmography ...

Promoting growth is an important aspect of the management of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, but it can be a quite a challenge. News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases ...

New research suggests these metabolic differences are underpinned by specific gut microbiome alterations that leave some preterm infants in a physiological state similar to fasting. SUBSCRIBE LOG IN ...

Late preterm birth was also associated with a similarly increased risk for performance IQ scores less than 85 (aOR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.09 - 3.82). This threshold marks borderline intellectual ...

M.Psych., B.Med. Sara Sammallahti showed in her doctoral study that early growth during the first months of life after preterm birth predicts adult cognitive functioning. Those preterm participants in ...

More information: Cindy T. McEvoy et al, Extended Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Preterm Infants Increases Lung Growth at 6 Months: A Randomized Controlled Trial, American Journal of ...

Late preterm infants (LPIs), born at 34-36 weeks of gestation, who receive intensive care, have similar cognitive, motor, and language skills at age 3 as LPIs who did not receive intensive care.