The Cohort of Indonesian Preterm Infants for Long-term Outcomes (CIPTO) study: a protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indonesia has high numbers of preterm birth, i.e., around 600,000 preterm births annually. It imposes a significant burden on the Indonesia's healthcare system. Indonesia therefore requires its own evidence-based reference to manage premature neonates and ex-preterm infants who subsequently survived. No long-term study on preterm infants in Indonesia has been conducted, therefore we aim to evaluate growth and development on ex-preterm infants until the pre-pubertal stage.

Methods

We at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (CMGH) designed a prospective cohort study of preterm infants, i.e., the Cohort of Indonesian Preterm Infants for Long-term Outcomes (CIPTO) study. At least 500 subjects will be recruited with an estimation of two-year recruitment (i.e., the r

SUBMITTER: Rohsiswatmo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585843 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature