Medical Needs of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants Post-Discharge: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore the outcomes, home use of medical assistive devices, and interdisciplinary medical needs of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants at a corrected age of 2 years.

Methods

Analyses were performed using perinatal, neonatal, and 2-year follow-up data from VLBW infants registered in the Taiwan Premature Infant Follow-up Network (TPFN) between 2011 and 2017. Basic information, survival, and disease conditions during hospitalization were recorded. Medical needs at discharge, outcomes at a corrected age of 2 years, active involvement in outpatient healthcare services, and referrals were investigated.

Results

From 2011 to 2017, a total of 9,243 VLBW preterm neonates were enrolled in the TPFN. Of these neonates, 140 had severe congeni

SUBMITTER: Jim WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12187098 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature