Facing the outcome of prematurity – opinions from the general practitioner
Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, affecting more than 15 million babies worldwide each year. Preterm infants also have higher rates of motor, functional, and cognitive deficits. Modern imaging has contributed significantly to a better understanding of the etiology...
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| author | Otilia Novac Maura Adelina Hincu Anda-Ioana Avasilcai Vlad Dima Gabriela Ildiko Zonda Luminita Paduraru |
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| description | Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, affecting more than 15 million babies worldwide each year. Preterm infants also have higher rates of motor, functional, and cognitive deficits. Modern imaging has contributed significantly to a better understanding of the etiology of various forms of brain injury in neonates. The follow-up of premature newborns is essential to prevent and diminish neurological sequelae in time. A multi-disciplinary team is needed to adequately monitor this category of children, in which the family doctor has a significant role. The variety of adverse events that preterm infants can be exposed to before, during, and after birth poses significant obstacles to developing therapeutic
interventions to prevent brain damage, including developmental vulnerability to injury during a particular gestational age. In addition, several procedures required for neonatal critical care, reduce mortality but increase the risk of brain injury. This review is aimed to update the reader about the complications of preterm birth, current therapeutic uses, imaging techniques, as well as present and future research on preterm birth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac28dbd7a4af4bacab5dd5e46cff4dff2023-08-22T09:29:20ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Medical Practice1842-82582069-61082022-12-0117416016310.37897/RJMP.2022.4.2Facing the outcome of prematurity – opinions from the general practitionerOtilia Novac0Maura Adelina Hincu1Anda-Ioana Avasilcai2Vlad Dima3Gabriela Ildiko Zonda4 Luminita Paduraru5Department of Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinarity, Division of Family Medicine, ”Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania2 Department of Mother and Child Care, Division of Neonatology, ”Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania; ”Cuza-Voda” Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iasi, Romania”Cuza-Voda” Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iasi, RomaniaFilantropia Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Mother and Child Care, Division of Neonatology, ”Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania; ”Cuza-Voda” Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iasi, RomaniaDepartment of Mother and Child Care, Division of Neonatology, ”Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania; ”Cuza-Voda” Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iasi, RomaniaPreterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, affecting more than 15 million babies worldwide each year. Preterm infants also have higher rates of motor, functional, and cognitive deficits. Modern imaging has contributed significantly to a better understanding of the etiology of various forms of brain injury in neonates. The follow-up of premature newborns is essential to prevent and diminish neurological sequelae in time. A multi-disciplinary team is needed to adequately monitor this category of children, in which the family doctor has a significant role. The variety of adverse events that preterm infants can be exposed to before, during, and after birth poses significant obstacles to developing therapeutic interventions to prevent brain damage, including developmental vulnerability to injury during a particular gestational age. In addition, several procedures required for neonatal critical care, reduce mortality but increase the risk of brain injury. This review is aimed to update the reader about the complications of preterm birth, current therapeutic uses, imaging techniques, as well as present and future research on preterm birth. https://rjmp.com.ro/articles/2022.4/RJMP_2022_4_Art-02.pdfpretermneurological developmentneonatal careimaging techniques |
| spellingShingle | Otilia Novac Maura Adelina Hincu Anda-Ioana Avasilcai Vlad Dima Gabriela Ildiko Zonda Luminita Paduraru Facing the outcome of prematurity – opinions from the general practitioner Romanian Journal of Medical Practice preterm neurological development neonatal care imaging techniques |
| title | Facing the outcome of prematurity – opinions from the general practitioner |
| title_full | Facing the outcome of prematurity – opinions from the general practitioner |
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| title_short | Facing the outcome of prematurity – opinions from the general practitioner |
| title_sort | facing the outcome of prematurity opinions from the general practitioner |
| topic | preterm neurological development neonatal care imaging techniques |
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