Two-year neurodevelopmental outcome in children born extremely preterm: the EPI-DAF study.

Pauline E van BeekMonique RijkenLisa BroedersHendrik J Ter HorstCorine Koopman-EsseboomEllen de KortCéleste LaarmanSusanne M Mulder-de TollenaerKaterina SteinerRenate Mc SwarteElke van Westering-KroonS Guid OeiAleid G LeemhuisPeter Andriessennull null

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2022)

Lowering the threshold has not been accompanied by a large increase in moderate-to-severely impaired infants. Among live-born and NICU-admitted infants, an increase in NDI-free survival was observed from 24 weeks' to 26 weeks' gestation. This description of a national cohort with high follow-up rates gives an accurate description of the range of outcomes that may occur after extremely preterm birth.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
free survival
low birth weight
preterm infants
young adults
high intensity
high resolution
quality improvement
type diabetes
mass spectrometry