Research news
25 November 2019
Single-family rooms vs. open-bay unit: new study reveals differences in psychological well-being of parents of very preterm babies depending on type of NICU design
In a study from Norway, researchers compared depression, anxiety, stress and attachment scores in parents of very preterm babies who were accommodated either in a single-family room (SFR) or in...
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15 October 2019
Enteral nutrition: how to support growth and development of preterm and ill newborns safely
Interview with Dr Corinna Gebauer, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany If a preterm baby or a hospitalized newborn cannot be fed normally, because they are not yet able to coordinate sucking...
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13 September 2019
Series of RECAP cohorts – part 6: Follow-up of the POPS cohort in the Netherlands
Dr Sylvia van der Pal & Professor Erik Verrips In 1983, a unique nationwide cohort of 1.338 very preterm (below 32 weeks of gestation) or VLBW (birth weight below 1500...
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13 September 2019
Applying a “living guidelines” approach to keep recommendations up to date
How can the WHO most efficiently keep its global recommendations up to date? BMJ Global Health has recently published the insightful article "Developing and applying a 'living guidelines' approach to...
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13 September 2019
PARCA-R: Screening of cognitive and language delay in preterm born infants
The standardisation on over 6000 infants of the PARCA-R for the screening of cognitive and language delay has just been published in the Lancet Child & Adolescence Health. 6000 infants...
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22 August 2019
Establishing a human milk bank – an interview with Prof. Rolf Schlösser
Interview with Professor Rolf Schlösser, University Hospital Frakfurt, Germany Question: What were the reasons for establishing the human milk bank at the University Hospital Frankfurt? For a long time, our...
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21 August 2019
Series of RECAP cohorts – part 5: The Bavarian Longitudinal Study (BLS)/Bayerische Entwicklungsstudie (BEST)
Following our series about cohorts of the EU-funded project ‘Research on European Children and Adults born Preterm’ (RECAP preterm), we are delighted to give you an insight into The Bavarian...
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13 August 2019
Parenteral nutrition for ill and preterm infants – meeting nutritional needs in the NICU
Interview with Professor Nadja Haiden, Medical University of Vienna, Austria Babies with a healthy digestive tract usually get their nutrition by drinking breastmilk and digesting. This provides the body with...
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23 July 2019
Perinatal palliative care: Giving parents support when a pregnancy goes wrong
Interview with Dr Fauzia Paize Perinatal palliative care (PPC) is a fairly new subspecialty within palliative care. What are the main ideas behind this new concept? Dr Paize: Healthcare professionals...
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17 July 2019
Anti-VEGF drug ranibizumab: A new treatment option against retinopathy of prematurity?
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease that only occurs in very premature babies (usually preterm babies born before the 31st week or born with a birthweight below 1250...
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