Ketamine is a neurotoxic agent that could adversely affect the brains of preterm babies

2013 ◽  
Vol 102 (12) ◽  
pp. e532-e533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Aydin ◽  
Nilay Hakan ◽  
Ugur Deveci ◽  
Aysegul Zenciroglu ◽  
Nurullah Okumus
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Babies ◽  
Neurotoxic Agent

Preterm babies do not benefit from a new IV feeding regimen

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Babies ◽  
Feeding Regimen

Effectiveness of budesonide aerosol in ventilator-dependent preterm babies: A preliminary report

1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Arnon ◽  
J. Grigg ◽  
M. Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Preterm Babies

scholarly journals Prenatal Nutritional Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Preterm Birth

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Karen Patricia Best ◽  
Judith Gomersall ◽  
Maria Makrides
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cochrane Review ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Nutritional Interventions ◽  
Dietary Nutrients ◽  
Preterm Babies ◽  
Nutritional Strategies

Worldwide, around 15 million preterm babies are born annually, and despite intensive research, the specific mechanisms triggering preterm birth (PTB) remain unclear. Cost-effective primary prevention strategies to reduce PTB are required, and nutritional interventions offer a promising alternative. Nutrients contribute to a variety of mechanisms that are potentially important to preterm delivery, such as infection, inflammation, oxidative stress, and muscle contractility. Several observational studies have explored the association between dietary nutrients and/or dietary patterns and PTB, often with contrasting results. Randomized trial evidence on the effects of supplementation with zinc, multiple micronutrients (iron and folic acid), and vitamin D is promising; however, results are inconsistent, and many studies are not adequately powered for outcomes of PTB. Large-scale clinical trials with PTB as the primary outcome are needed before any firm conclusions can be drawn for these nutrients. The strongest evidence to date for a nutritional solution exists for omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), key nutrients in fish. In 2018, a Cochrane Review (including 70 studies) showed that prenatal supplementation with omega-3 LCPUFAs reduced the risk of PTB and early PTB (EPTB) compared with no omega-3 supplementation. However, the largest trial of omega-3 supplementation in pregnancy, the Omega-3 to Reduce the Incidence of Prematurity (ORIP) trial (<i>n</i> = 5,544), showed no reduction in EPTB and a reduction in PTB only in a prespecified analysis of singleton pregnancies. Exploratory analyses from the ORIP trial found that women with low baseline total omega-3 status were at higher risk of EPTB, and that this risk was substantially reduced with omega-3 supplementation. In contrast, women with replete or high baseline total omega-3 status were already at low risk of EPTB and additional omega-3 supplementation increased the risk of EPTB compared to control. These findings suggest that determining an individual woman’s PUFA status may be the most precise way to inform recommendations to reduce her risk of PTB.

Prophylactic oral nystatin for preterm babies under 33 weeks' gestation decreases fungal colonisation and invasive fungaemia

2008 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. F275-F278 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Ganesan ◽  
S Harigopal ◽  
T Neal ◽  
C W Yoxall
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Colonisation ◽  
Preterm Babies
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