Prematurity has no impact on the quality of parents' sleep 6 months after birth.

AIM: Due to the stress that is classically associated with the premature birth of a child, these parents may be prone to sleep disorders. The aim of this study was to compare sleep quality of preterm infants' parents with that of term infants' parents. METHODS: Prospective observational cohort study conducted at the University Hospital of Brest between January 2019 and January 2021. The primary outcome criterion was the score obtained by the parents on the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 6 months after their child's birth. Each parent was recruited in the days following their child's birth and completed the PSQI online. RESULTS: Overall, 316 parents were included. The median gestational age at birth was 34.3 (31.6-35.5) weeks in the preterm infant group and 39.7 (38.6-40.7) weeks in the term infant group. Of the 948 expected questionnaires, 771 were completed and collected. On average, 59% of the parents obtained a PSQI global score >5. Six months after birth, no differences were reported between parents of preterm and full-term infants. CONCLUSION: This study did not reveal any difference between sleep quality of preterm infants' parents and term infants' parents.

Comparison of the outcomes of the pediatric kidney transplantation between recipients below and above 15 kg: a single center retrospective study.

BACKGROUND: The renal transplantation is the best treatment for end-stage renal disease in children. We present the findings of an analysis of our institution's paediatric transplant outcomes comparing recipients under 15 kg, who represent this potentially higher risk group, to those above 15 kg. METHODS: We retrospectively identified consecutive paediatric kidney transplants from a prospectively collected database for analysis. We included all recipients under the age of 18 years at the time of transplant between 2006 and 2018 without any exclusion criteria. The primary outcome was death-censored graft survival at 1 year, 5 years and 10 years. RESULTS: 109 paediatric kidney transplants were performed in 100 children. Graft survival in the all population was 98%, 96% and 76% at 1 year, 5 years and 10 years, respectively. Recipient weight below 15 kg was not found to be a risk factor of graft loss. Overall, we found no individual factor to be statistically significantly associated with renal graft lost. The overall complication rate was 16% (18/109) with 12 early complications (11%) and 6 late ones (5%). CONCLUSION: Kidney transplantation in children weighing < 15 kg seems safe and offers the same patient and graft survival outcomes as in other (> 15 kg) pediatric recipients with equally low complication rates.