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Filter by:Mortality in very preterm infants has decreased significantly over the past twenty years. However, neuromotor, behavioral and cognitive development disorders are more common in these children born before 33 weeks of gestation as compared to term born infants. These neurodevelopmental disorders include difficulties with self-regulation, tone, posture or poor quality movements as well as inadequate responses to sensory simulation. Post-hospital discharge follow-up and interventionsof children born very preterm ares very heterogeneous in France. They are mainly carried out in a rehabilitation center, based on caregivers whereas IBAIP is carried out at home and family centered. Early interventions during hospitalization or after discharge appear potentially of great interest in improving the neurodevelopemental outcome of the very preterm infants. Several early interventions have been developed and evaluated in other countries. These interventions are designed to be used early in life, mainly during the first 3 years of life, and are based on brain plasticity and intense synaptogenesis during this period of life. The IBAIP (Infant Behavior Assessment and Intervention Program) was developed on the same theoretical foundations as the NIDCAP (Neonatal Individualized Development Care and Assessment Program). IBAIP consists of providing the child and his family with an intervention, at home, starting just before hospital discharge up to a 6 months corrected age. .The aim of IBAIP is to support developmental functions including infant's self-regulation and focus on improving the responsiveness of parents' infant interactions.
This study is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to examine the effect of white noise and swaddling methods in reducing the pain caused by orogastric tube insertion in preterm infants. This study is planned to be conducted with 4 groups, consisting of 3 experimental groups and 1 control group. White noise, swaddling method, and white noise + swaddling methods will be the interventions during the study together with the standard care and procedures for the experimental groups, while the control group will only have standard care and procedures during the study.
This is a multi-centers of long term safety and efficacy follow up study for patients with premature ovarian failure (the women aged younger than 40 years, who present with amenorrhoea, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, and infertility) who have been treated with ex vivo gene therapy drug product in Institute of Bio-Stem Cell Rehabilitation UAB - sponsored clinical studies. After completing the parent clinical study (approximately 6 month), eligible subject will be followed for additional 2 years for total of 2 years and 6 month post drug product infusion. No investigation drug product will be administered in the study
Preterm births are defined as delivery prior to 37 weeks gestation and account for 35% of infant deaths in the first year of life. Early preterm birth are deliveries prior to 32 weeks gestation and account for more than 70% of neonatal deaths and 36.1% of overall infant mortality. Women who have delivered a preterm infant and who have a short pregnancy interval (time between giving birth and subsequent conception) have an increased risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. The investigators hope to understand if a mobile health strategy can be used to reduce spontaneous preterm births via improved patient engagement, care coordination, and adherence to recommended care vs a traditional paper-based health strategy.
Mueller polarimetric colposcopy appears to be a powerful tool for evaluating cervical microstructure modification during pregnancy. Some polarimetric parameters of the uterine cervix can be correlated with the gestational age. The uterine cervix's polarimetric analysis could make it possible to accurately predict the term of childbirth and be used as a screening tool for preterm birth.
This randomized clinical trial seeks to determine if osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) increases the likelihood of improved neurodevelopmental outcomes as estimated by the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP).
Preterm labor is one of the problems of obstetrics, and is one of the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The incidence of preterm birth is around 7 to 9 %. The preterm baby is prone to respiratory, renal, neurologic and gastrointestinal problems. The correct diagnosis should be followed by the early administration of the most effective tocolytic agent with least side effects for both mother and fetus. Nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker, has gained a world-wide popularity recently since it has the least side-effects on both mother and fetus. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the success rate of tocolytic agent 'nifedipine' on the spontaneous preterm labor of singeton pregnant women with intact amnionic membrane.
Aim: To evaluate serum soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, proangiogenic protein placental growth factor, and niacin levels in women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and to compare the results with those of healthy subjects. Methods: This prospective study will be included 45 women with idiopathic premature ovarian insufficiency and 45 controls. The blood for analysis will be obtained at the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle and serum soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, proangiogenic protein placental growth factor, and niacin levels will be measured using a commercially available ELISA kit.
This is a prospective, observational clinical cohort study involving children born very preterm at less than 31 weeks and six days gestation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the microbiome (the collection of microbes in a biological site) alternations resulting from preterm birth and associations with the risk of immune dysregulation, asthma and allergies.
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), is a technology that can provide continuous, non-invasive monitoring of oxygenation in tissue. The objective of this study is to obtain the cerebral regional oxygen saturation (cRSO2) in a preterm population that is born at altitude to determine if the range of "normal" values is different than those obtained at sea level.