Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and neurobehavioural outcomes at birth and 2 years in infants born before 30 weeks.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify neurobehavioural risks in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) prior to hospital discharge.

Design and patients

Longitudinal study of 676 newborns born before 30 weeks of gestation.

Setting

Nine university NICUs affiliated with six universities. All were Vermont Oxford Network (VON) participants.

Patients and interventions

Infants were enrolled in the Neonatal Neurobehavior and Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants Study from April 2014 to June 2016. Prospective medical record reviews, VON definitions and criteria, and maternal interviews were used to collect maternal and neonatal medical variables and socioenvironmental data.

Main outcome measures

NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) at the time of hospital dischar

SUBMITTER: Martin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9947192 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature