Each year, more than 1 in 10 of the world's babies are born preterm, resulting in 15 million babies born too soon. World Prematurity Day, November 17, is a global effort to raise awareness about prematurity. This past year, there has been increased awareness of the problem, through new data and evidence, global partnership and country champions. Actions to improve care would save hundreds of th...

To the perinatal pathologists, preterm births are those occurring at less than 37 weeks of gestation. In almost all countries with reliable data, preterm birth rates have increased worldwide. The complications of preterm birth due to prematurity are often serious com‐ munity health problems and account for 75% of perinatal mortalities and more than 50% of long-term infant morbidities [1]. Globa...

The etiology of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is multifactorial while ROP is also frequently associated with other co-morbidity characteristics in former preterm infants. We describe the current risk factors associated with the development of pre-threshold ROP in a cohort of 267 ELBW (extreme low birth weight, i.e. < 1 000 g) infants. We hereby confirm the combined risk associated with immat...

The consequences of prematurity and prenatal cocaine exposure on early neurobehavior and physical growth were examined longitudinally in a sample of 20 cocaine-exposed and 20 non-exposed preterm neonates. The magnitude of the difference in physical growth acceleration related to prenatal cocaine exposure increased with increasing birth gestational age, whereas growth rate differences in irritab...

Translational research in preterm brain injury depends upon the delineation of the human neuropathology in order that animal models faithfully reiterate it, thereby ensuring direct relevance to the human condition. The major substrate of human preterm brain injury is the encephalopathy of prematurity that is characterized by gray and white matter lesions reflecting combined acquired insults, al...

Background: Prematurity is still a major cause of neonatal and infant mortality morbidity. Aim: This study aimed to describe the incidence preterm infants, indications admission, risk factors, discharge outcome. Materials Methods: A retrospective, descriptive design was used. sample 692 infants admitted Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) included. structured sheet used gather necessary data. I...

to determine the role of blood transfusion protocols on retinopathy of prematurity (rop), a prospective cohort study on 57 premature infants under 1501 grams birth weight was performed. fourteen day-old infants were divided into two groups randomly. infants in group 1 (n=27) received packed red blood cell transfusion only if specific medical signs were met and their hematocrit level was under 3...

In the past decade the prevention and management of prematurity have begun to be addressed with more appropriate designs. A few strategies--very few--can now be recommended. A few, some widely implemented, can be abandoned. The risks and benefits of most interventions still require clarification.

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize procedures to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be adopted, depending on the conditions and th...

It is important to classify retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in each eye, at each screening session. Doing so makes it possible to screen babies consistently and to make decisions about whether further screening is required and when, or whether laser treatment or surgical management is needed. The International Committee for the Classification of ROP1 has classified it using the following crite...