Echocardiographic assessment of brain sparing in small-for-gestational age infants and association with neonatal outcomes

Abstract Brain sparing is an adaptive phenomenon (redistribution of blood flow to the brain) observed in fetuses exposed to chronic hypoxia, who are at risk of intrauterine growth restriction. Here, we assessed the blood flow distribution during the early neonatal period (< 7 days of life) using...

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Main Authors: Ju Ae Shin, Jae Young Lee, Sook Kyung Yum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37376-7