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The effect of head positioning on brain tissue oxygenation in preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial study.

Zeinab Rabbani MohamammadieMonir RamezaniMohammad HeidarzadehMajid SezavarAzadeh Saki
Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2022)
Based on the results of the present study, head positioning was effective on brain tissue oxygenation in preterm infants in the first 48 h after birth; Therefore, it is recommended when possible, not to rotate the infant's head during the first 48 h after birth while the head of the bed is at 0°.
Keyphrases
  • preterm infants
  • optic nerve
  • low birth weight
  • white matter
  • gestational age
  • multiple sclerosis
  • blood flow