The impact of early life experiences and gut microbiota on neurobehavioral development among preterm infants: A longitudinal cohort study.

Jie ChenHongfei LiTingting ZhaoKun ChenMing-Hui ChenZhe SunWanli XuKendra MaasBarry LesterXiaomei S Cong

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

This study explored the dynamic impact of specific OTUs on neurobehavioral development among preterm infants after controlling for early life experiences, i.e., acute and chronic pain/stress, and feeding in the NICU.

Keyphrases

early life
preterm infants
chronic pain
low birth weight
mental health
liver failure
pain management
hepatitis b virus
aortic dissection
heat stress