Fetal haemoglobin and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonates: an observational study.

William HellströmTobias MartinssonAnn HellstromEva MorsingDavid Ley

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2020)

Early rapid postnatal decline in HbF levels was associated with development of BPD in very preterm infants. The association between HbF and BPD was not mediated by increased oxygen exposure. The potential benefit of minimising loss of endogenous blood components on BPD outcome will be investigated in a multicentre randomised trial.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
study protocol
clinical trial
open label
randomized controlled trial
cross sectional
mass spectrometry
single molecule