Perinatal risk factors and mode of delivery correlated to survival and psychomotor disability in extremely low birth weight infants.
Gynecol Obstet Invest
; 66(2): 91-7, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-18437028
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Extreme preterm birth, <28 weeks of gestation, represents a public health concern with major economic implications, being the leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity.METHODS:
A single-centre retrospective cohort study was carried out to assess the role of caesarean section and to identify perinatal factors affecting neonatal survival and psychomotor development in these infants. 57 cases with complete maternal, obstetrical and neonatological information were selected for this study and neurological development was assessed for at least 18 months of life.RESULTS:
Infant survival and neurological morbidity rates were directly and inversely correlated to birth weights and gestational age at birth, respectively. In multivariate analysis only extreme prematurity (CONCLUSIONS:
The management of preterm labour at the limit of viability is always challenging. Knowledge of risk factors associated with obstetrical situations may affect medical management and indeed offer useful information for parent counselling.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Psicomotores
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Recém-Nascido de Peso Extremamente Baixo ao Nascer
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gynecol Obstet Invest
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália