Respiratory life support use increased for extremely preterm babies ...

More babies born at 22 weeks' gestation in England and Wales received respiratory life support after a new national guidance recommendation was ...

Respiratory Management of the Preterm Infant: Supporting Evidence ...

Extremely preterm infants frequently require some form of respiratory assistance to facilitate the cardiopulmonary transition that occurs in the first hours ...

Respiratory support of infants born at 22–24 weeks of gestational age

Lung immaturity and acute respiratory failure are the major problems in the care of extremely preterm infants. Most infants with gestational age (GA) 22–24 ...

Update on ventilatory management of extremely preterm infants—A ...

Traditionally, rapid initiation of respiratory support was the dominant task at delivery of extremely preterm neonates with neonatal care teams counting the ...

Resuscitation, survival and morbidity of extremely preterm infants in ...

Of liveborn infants, 0.6% were born ≤28 weeks. Active resuscitation increased from 16.9% of 22-week infants to 98.1% of 25-week infants and ...

Respiratory management for extremely premature infants born at 22 ...

Survival of preterm newborn infants have increased steadily since the introduction of surfactant treatment and antenatal steroids.1, 2, 3 Standardized initial ...

Ventilation in Extremely Preterm Infants and Respiratory Function at ...

Despite substantial increases in the use of less invasive ventilation after birth, there was no significant decline in oxygen dependence at 36 ...

The Respiratory Management of the Extreme Preterm in the Delivery ...

The fetal-to-neonatal transition poses an extraordinary challenge for extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants, and postnatal stabilization ...

Number of extremely premature babies receiving neonatal care triples

NEONATAL NUMBERS - The number of babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales increased three-fold after NHS ...

Respiratory management and outcomes in high-risk preterm infants ...

23 Of concern, despite the increasing PNC use, 43% of extremely preterm infants in 2020 had severe BPD and required ongoing respiratory support at discharge, ...

Patterns of Respiratory Support by Gestational Age in Very Preterm ...

Adequate respiratory support promotes onset of breathing and transition at birth and mitigates respiratory distress syndrome [1‒3]. The progress ...

Changes in Use of Respiratory Support for Preterm Infants in the US

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a lifesaving therapy for preterm infants with respiratory failure but is associated with increased mortality, ...

Respiratory support strategies in the prevention and treatment of ...

Neonates who are born preterm frequently lack adequate lung development to support breathing independently and are quite prone to needing ...

Respiratory support for premature neonates in the delivery room

The transition to newborn life in preterm infants is complicated by immature cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

Comparison of Respiratory Support After Delivery in Infants Born ...

Conclusions and Relevance In this study, using the new respiratory support system reduced delivery room intubation in extremely preterm infants.

Should Extremely Premature Babies Get Ventilators During the ...

But surviving babies will likely live longer, maximizing life-years. Empiric evidence demonstrates that these babies can derive significant ...

Preterm babies - March of Dimes

Thanks to advances in medical care, even babies born very preterm are more likely to survive today than ever before. Your baby's health care provider may use ...

Preterm birth - World Health Organization (WHO)

For example, more than 90% of extremely preterm babies (less than 28 weeks) born in low-income countries die within the first few days of life ...

Long-term health effects of preterm birth - March of Dimes

Each year, about 1 in 10 babies in the United States is born preterm. Prematurity can cause problems for babies throughout their lives. The earlier a baby is ...

Predicting Lung Health Trajectories for Survivors of Preterm Birth

Very preterm infants surviving the neonatal period have a significant burden of lung disease in the first years of life: increased respiratory ...