Sökning: "Very low birthweight infants"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Very low birthweight infants.
1. Long-term follow-up of very low birthweight children : A prospective study from the southeast region of Sweden
Sammanfattning : Background: The survival rates for very low birthweight (VLBW; birthweight ≤1500 g) children are increasing, but they run a greater risk than controls of developing neurosensory disabilities and other functional problems during childhood. However, there is a great need for more knowledge regarding long-term outcome to adulthood in VLBW subjects. LÄS MER
2. On respiratory system mechanics in ventilated newborn infants
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3. The first injustice : Socio-economic inequalities in birth outcome
Sammanfattning : Adverse birth outcomes like preterm birth and infant mortality are unevenly distributed across socio-economic groups. Risks are usually lowest in groups with high socio-economic status and increase with decreasing status. LÄS MER
4. Risk and resilience in children born preterm : cognitive and executive functioning at 5 1/2 years of age
Sammanfattning : We investigated the intellectual outcome of two cohorts of preterm children, born from 1988 to 1993 and 1994 to 1997, respectively. A population-based follow-up study (the Stockholm Neonatal Project) included 182 children with a birth weight of 1500 g or less (very-low-birthweight: VLBW) and a control group of 125 children born healthy at term who were examined with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale-Revised (WPPSI-R) and a neuropsychological test battery (Nepsy) at 5½ years of age ((paper I-IV). LÄS MER
5. Sawubona MAMA : using mHealth to improve maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes in South Africa
Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: At the end of the first decade of the 2000’s, South Africa had poor, and worsening, maternal and neonatal health outcomes. In parallel, the use of mobile phone technology to support health care (mHealth) increased dramatically. LÄS MER