High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-risk infant follow-up (HRIF) lacks universal definition. The aim of this study was to report current practice and factors used to identify eligibility for HRIF, yielding information which may provide a basis for future consensus.

Methods

A survey was prepared for a workshop at the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference on prediction of outcome, which was subsequently distributed to all attendees (n = 426).

Results

Follow-up was offered by 97% of respondents (n = 113/116). HRIF was offered to infants born <28 weeks by 47%, to those <32 weeks by two-thirds (66%) and to preterms based on neuroimaging by 54%. For infants born full-term, HRIF was offered by 88% in neonatal encephalopathy (NE) and 86% in neonatal stroke. HRIF continued most frequently u

SUBMITTER: Clifford D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12920091 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature