Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Often Good for Extreme Preemies - TopicsExpress



          

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Often Good for Extreme Preemies Receiving Active Care A study published in the May 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) looks at neurodevelopmental outcomes for extreme preemies, and the news is encouraging. The Swedish research team found that about three-quarters of infants born extremely prematurely and who received active care had mild or no neurodevelopmental disability at age 2.5 -- and that neurodevelopmental outcomes improved with each week of gestational age. They compared outcomes for 491 infants born before 27 weeks of gestation between 2004 and 2007, matching to singleton control infants. Lead researcher Dr. Frederik Sernius of Uppsala University says the results are potentially helpful for clinicians counseling families facing extremely preterm birth.
Posted on: Fri, 24 May 2013 05:51:41 +0000

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