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Earlier preterm birth is associated with a worse neurocognitive outcome in a rabbit model.

Johannes L van der MerweLennart van der VeekenAnalisa InversettiAngela GalganoJaan ToelenJan A Deprest
Published in: PloS one (2021)
In this rabbit model, delivery at PCA 29d and PCA 28d mimics the clinical phenotype of early PTB while delivery at PCA 30d resembles that of late PTB. This could serve as a model to investigate perinatal insults during the early and late preterm period.
Keyphrases
  • preterm birth
  • low birth weight
  • gestational age
  • pregnant women
  • bipolar disorder
  • preterm infants