I LOVE THIS! I have a working hypothesis that every baby born pre-term is just pure #feisty and I have yet to be disproven! Of course that's not to belittle the #trauma and #endurance families go through to get them there but isn't it awesome to see such sass?! #Prematurity x

Ophthopedia Update: The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Guidelines (2022): a series of treated infants falling outside the updated criteria dlvr.it/T5zLMK #Ophthalmology #Eye #Ophthotwitter

Are you experiencing a high-risk pregnancy?

#highriskpregnancy #pregnancy #pregnant #nicubaby #preemie #gestationaldiabetes #preemie baby #micropreemie #prematurity #nicustrong #preemie sofinstagram #motherhood #anupamahospitals

reckon the first time they hooked up, they attempted 69ing and there was some simultaneous prematurity, jsvng managing most of it down, mnho ending up taking it on the face, leaving them both stunned for a moment before just giggling at each other

Non-surgical treatment of stage 4A retinopathy of prematurity

#retinopathy #prematurity #journals #articles

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Screening for retinopathy of prematurity requires many resources. This study offers some hope-screening using AI, deep learning of images captured with retinal camera may one day be used to screen, especially in resourcepoor settings. Low cost cameras global priority
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Session Highlight: #neoheart 2024
💡 #prematurity and #congenitalheartdisease
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#neotwitter #medtwitter #MedEd #chd #preterm #neonates #cardiacsurgery #surgical #neoheart #pda

Dr Dr Dr Victoria Hodgetts Morton with two of her students presenting data on prematurity prevention suggesting dual therapy with progesterone with cerclage in selected population has additional benefits #BMFMS2024 BMFMS

👶The Main Causes of Death For Children :
[ Under Five years]

1. Prematurity: 18%
2.Pneumonia: 14%
3.Birth Asphyxia: 12%
4.Malaria: 9%
5.Diarrhea: 9%
6.Congenital Anomalies: 8%
7.Injuries: 5%
8.Sepsis: 3%
9.Tuberculosis: 3%
10.Other: 19%

Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants in Kerman, Iran #neoTwitter pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38638625/?utm_…

Why institutional harm over #LucyLetby being a serial killer?

To begin we accept we have:
A: premature babies with undeveloped immune systems (alongside other potential vulnerabilities arising from prematurity) ↘️

'Interactive sequences in the mother–baby dyad: a dyadic and longitudinal communication pattern between mothers and babies with extreme and moderate prematurity'
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By Ivette González Sarkis et al.

#education #development #research #communicativesequence

The problems of prematurity 😔.

Matthew Harer ADC F&N Note there is some evidence that higher doses that used in CAP might be beneficial. The Cochrane notes as much:

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Our #evidence has been published House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee, raising the importance of #LifeLong approaches to #prematurity and ongoing #support for #families after the #NICU . All #Coproduced with the #voices that matter! Please do have a read and share! tinyurl.com/ycymfam7

#openaccess Ophthalmic sequelae of prematurity in late childhood and adulthood: A review. Editor's choice article from our Special Issue Women in Ophthalmology – Part II. Cleveland Clinic
doi.org/10.1111/ceo.14…

Pediatrics:
Neonatal sepsis is the 2nd most common cause of neonatal mortality.
Prematurity is 1st
#medtwitter #Pediatrics

Non-surgical treatment of stage 4A retinopathy of prematurity #neoTwitter pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38641774/?utm_…

Some studies suggest offspring of women with rheumatic disease have higher risk of neurodevelopmental complications BUT:
- absolute risk small
- many confounders (esp. prematurity)
- small studies

Ultimately we can be reassuring
#BSR24

The Aztec trial. No benefit to Azithromycin in preventing BPD in infants born prematurely. A really excellent study by the Cardiff team and multiple contributors. More mystery around the uroplasma story. thelancet.com/journals/lanre…