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Follow-up of a randomized trial optimizing neonatal nutrition in preterm very low birthweight infants: growth, serum adipokines, renal function and blood pressure
The primary objectives were to compare body mass index (BMI) Z-score (Z), systolic blood pressure (SBP), serum leptin:adiponectin (L:A) ratio and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at ~3 years adjuste...
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Hyperglycemia and prematurity: a narrative review
Hyperglycemia is commonly encountered in extremely preterm newborns and physiologically can be attributed to immaturity in several biochemical pathways related to glucose metabolism. Although hyperglycemia is ...
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Growth after implementing a donor breast milk program in neonates <33 weeks gestational age or birthweight <1500 grams: Retrospective cohort study
Donor breast milk (DBM) feeding has been associated with less growth than formula in preterm infants. Zinc content in DBM is insufficient to support growth in preterm infants.
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Double-blinded randomized controlled trial of optimizing nutrition in preterm very low birth weight infants: Bayley scores at 18–38 months of age
Human milk supplementation for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be based on optimized nutrition (feeding adjustments based on growth and measurements of serum nutrients) or indivi...
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Association of antenatal steroids with surfactant administration in moderate preterm infants born to women with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension
Randomized trials of antenatal steroid administration (ANS) for extreme or moderate preterm pregnancies excluded women with diabetes mellitus (DM) and included few with preeclampsia.
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Decreasing delivery room CPAP-associated pneumothorax at ≥35-week gestational age
We previously reported an increase in pneumothorax after implementing delivery room (DR) continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for labored breathing or persistent cyanosis in ≥35-week gestational age (GA)...
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Decreasing early hypoglycemia frequency in at-risk newborns after implementing a new hypoglycemia screening algorithm
Neonatal hypoglycemia may affect long-term neurodevelopment.
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Association of antenatal steroids with neonatal mortality and morbidity in preterm infants born to mothers with diabetes mellitus and hypertension
Randomized trials of antenatal steroids (ANS) included women at 24–33 weeks gestational age (GA); however, few women had preeclampsia and women with diabetes mellitus (DM) were excluded.
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Correction: Role of zinc in neonatal growth and brain growth: review and sco** review
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01425-6
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Quality improvement project designed to reduce disproportionate growth in extremely low gestational age neonates: cognitive neurodevelopmental outcome at 18–41 months
To assess if the adjusted odds of low composite cognitive Bayley-III scores changed after implementing a single-institution quality improvement (QI) project designed to decrease discharge Z-scores for weight, bod...
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Role of zinc in neonatal growth and brain growth: review and sco** review
This manuscript includes (1) a narrative review of Zinc as an essential nutrient for fetal and neonatal growth and brain growth and development and (2) a sco** review of studies assessing the effects of Zinc...
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Blood myo-inositol concentrations in preterm and term infants
To describe relationship between cord blood (representing fetal) myo-inositol concentrations and gestational age (GA) and to determine trends of blood concentrations in enterally and parenterally fed infants from...
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Zinc deficiency limiting head growth to discharge in extremely low gestational age infants with insufficient linear growth: a cohort study
To assess the relationship of size for age with zinc deficiency in extremely low gestational age (GA) infants (23–28 weeks, ELGANs) who had insufficient linear growth despite optimizing other nutrients and to ...
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Association of age of initiation and type of complementary foods with body mass index and weight-for-length at 12 months of age in preterm infants
To assess whether in very preterm infants (1) body mass index (BMI) Z-score and weight-for-length (WtFL) Z-score at 1 year of age and (2) head growth from discharge to 1 year are associated with breastfeeding at ...
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Optimizing individual nutrition in preterm very low birth weight infants: double-blinded randomized controlled trial
In preterm neonates fed human milk, fortification may be adjusted by (1) optimization, based on growth rate and serum nutrient analyses, or (2) individualization, based on serial milk nutrient analyses. The prima...
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Correction to: Adjustable feedings plus accurate serial length measurements decrease discharge weight-length disproportion in very preterm infants: quality improvement project
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Decrease in the frequency of treatment for patent ductus arteriosus after implementation of consensus guidelines: a 15-year experience
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) management varies widely among neonatologists.
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Adjustable feedings plus accurate serial length measurements decrease discharge weight-length disproportion in very preterm infants: quality improvement project
Preterm very-low-birth-weight (≤1500 g) infants exhibit disproportionate weight-for-length growth in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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Valid serial length measurements in preterm infants permit characterization of growth patterns
The lack of a valid and safe method for measuring length in critically ill preterm neonates has led to a primary focus on weight gain.
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What Is The Appropriate Intravenous Dose Of Vitamin E For Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants?
The Committee on Fetus and Newborn of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed 1 to 2 mg/dl as the normal range of serum tocopherol level. Our Cochrane review has shown that vitamin E supplementat...
