Very preterm infants face up to a 50% higher risk of developmental challenges affecting movement, learning, language and ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain ...

Canadian scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a noninvasive brain-monitoring technique could help medical ...

A new study reveals that the quality of early growth, not just weight gain, influences long-term brain outcomes for extremely preterm infants, highlighting fat-free mass as a crucial marker of early ...

Magnesium sulfate has been shown to reduce the risk of cerebral palsy in some preterm babies by about 29%. Yet despite strong medical evidence, many eligible pregnancies still do not receive the ...

Preterm birth is a leading cause of brain dysmaturation and neurocognitive impairment in childhood. While both dysmaturation and adverse outcomes are often attributed to low gestational age and ...

During intensive care after preterm births, babies can experience low oxygen in their tissue and cells—or hypoxia. Hypoxia is linked to poor brain health outcomes and life-long memory issues, but the ...

Mark Petersen, MD, has seen firsthand the devastating effects of brain bleeds in premature babies. It's an exceedingly common condition that affects up to 20% of infants born before 28 weeks of ...

We investigated the impact of donor milk on structural brain development, relative to maternal milk feeding, in very preterm infants at term-equivalent age (TEA). Brain volumes and overall white ...

Many women already know that preeclampsia—a dangerous form of high blood pressure during pregnancy—can lead to serious complications including kidney failure, stroke, and even death. Preeclampsia is ...

Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain development in areas tied to emotion and stress regulation than babies who ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth to help mature the fetus's lungs and reduce the chances of serious health issues. However, ...