Early Human Development

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Direct evidence of fetal responses to noxious stimulations: A systematic review of physiological and behavioral reactions	54
The predictive value of maternal inflammation markers for neonatal early-onset sepsis	35
Early-life thyroid hormones and neurodevelopmental assessment in one-year old children: DSAN-12m birth cohort study	33
Direct breastfeeding: Predictive factors and possible effects on neurodevelopment in very preterm infants	31
2D:4D biomarker reliability and validity in a within-subject pregnancy-childhood-adolescence cohort	30
Lending a helping hand to preterm infants: Randomized controlled trial of the impact of ‘sticky mittens’ on exploratory behavior and later development	26
Incidence, subtypes and severity of cerebral palsy in infants born extremely preterm in Switzerland: A retrospective study comparing two time periods	25
The effectiveness of pulmonary hypertension screening in infants born preterm	25
Early feeding behaviours of extremely preterm infants predict neurodevelopmental outcomes	24
Effect of muscle mass on neuropsychomotor development in newborns: A comparative analysis between preterm and full-term infants	24
Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method	22
Maternal depressed mood and serotonergic antidepressant treatment during pregnancy differentially shape the continuity between fetal–newborn neurobehaviour	22
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Investigating behaviour from early- to mid-childhood and its association with academic outcomes in a cohort of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia	19
Trend over 25 years of risk factors of mother's own milk provision to very low birth weight infants at discharge	19
Infant massage and brain maturation measured using EEG: A randomised controlled trial	18
Maternal and neonatal outcomes for kidney transplant recipients	18
Strengthening the invisible backbone: Prioritizing parental mental health in preterm care	17
Early red blood cell transfusion and the occurrence of intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm infants	17
Implementation of nutritional care bundle is associated with improved growth in preterm infants born before 32 gestational weeks	17
Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics	16
Evaluation of normal and abnormal fetal renal microvascular flow characteristics of three-dimensional MV-flow imaging	16
Contributions of the light environment and co-sleeping to sleep consolidation into nighttime in early infants: A pilot study	15
The U.S.A. eligible retinopathy of prematurity screening population 2003-2022: WONDER-ROP Study	15
Placenta histology related to flow and oxygenation in fetal congenital heart disease	15

The influence of physical, psychological and sociocultural factors on cognitive performance: A nationwide cross-sectional analysis in 10–12-year-old Danish children	15
Association of second and fourth digit (2D:4D) ratios with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk	15
The critical role of technologies in neonatal care	14
Prolonged oligohydramnios and the adverse composite outcome of death or severe neurodevelopmental impairment at 3 years of age in infants born at 22–29 gestational weeks	14
Effects of early intervention on the mental wellbeing and caregiving practices of preterm infant caregivers	14
Maternal experience of fetal movements from a child with AMC: MECA survey	14
Infant motor behaviour and functional and cognitive outcome at school-age: A follow-up study in very high-risk children	14
Intracranial hemorrhages in infants of diabetic mothers: A national cohort study	14
Ontogeny for a lifetime – Structure meets function	13
The predictive ability of the Lacey Assessment of Preterm Infants (LAPI), Cranial Ultrasound (cUS) and General Movements Assessment (GMA) for Cerebral Palsy (CP): A prospective, clinical, single cente	13
COVID-19 and pregnancy: Lessons from 2020	13
Breastfeeding patterns in one-year-old children was not affected by a breastfeeding support intervention	13
Determinants of handgrip strength at age 2 years in children born moderate and late preterm and associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes	12
Attachment and mother-infant interactions in dyads with infants born full-term, moderate-to-late preterm, and very-to-extreme preterm	12
Understanding factors associated with emotional closeness in parents with a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit	12
Investigating the validity of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to detect gross motor delays in a community sample of toddlers: A cross-sectional study	12
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Vitamin D and bone minerals in neonates	12
Agreement between Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (HNNE) and Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in neurodevelopmental assessment of preterm infants <32 weeks' gestation at term c	12
Scoring of brain magnetic resonance imaging and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease	11
Primary risk stratification for neonatal jaundice among term neonates using machine learning algorithm	11
Heart rate variability in school-age children born moderate-to-late preterm	11
Pressure and tidal volume delivery in extremely preterm infants at birth using different t-piece resuscitation devices	11
New evidence supporting female protective effect in patients with congenital anomalies and neurodevelopmental disorders	11
Impact of comprehensive quality improvement program on outcomes in very-low-birth-weight infants: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Japan	11
Perinatal factors associated with sensory processing difficulties in infancy: Findings from the Etude Longitudinale Francaise depuis l'Enfance (ELFE) French national birth cohort	11
Effectiveness of multisensory stimulation and priming (MuSSAP) upper limb training in 3–8 months old infants with unilateral brain lesion – a retrospective clinical cohort study	11
Neurodevelopmental effects of opioids in preterm infants – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies	10
The effect of maternal fatigue on the risk of fetal growth retardation	10
Small-for-gestational-age and eating problems in infants aged 2.5 years: a nationwide population-based study in Japan	10
The effect of maternal blood glucose control on infant body composition at birth	10
Mortality after 36 weeks postmenstrual age of extremely preterm infants in neonatal care: The impact of growth impairment and bronchopulmonary dysplasia	9
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New possibilities for ST analysis – A post-hoc analysis on the Dutch STAN RCT	9
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on developmental care practices for infants born preterm	9
Standardising the elusive diagnosis of NEC in the premature infant - A practical score	9
Relationships between preterm medical factors and feeding behaviors at term-equivalent age	9
Public health measures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: Mothers' perceptions of emotional and physical closeness with their preterm infant before, during, and after the NICU stay	9
Outcomes following less-invasive-surfactant-administration in the delivery-room	9
Understanding Covid-19: Digit ratios and duration of oxygen therapy in hospitalized Covid-19 patients	9
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Nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes in pregnancy and infant respiratory outcomes	9
Vitamin D supplementation and gross motor development: A 3-year follow-up of a randomized trial	9
Language skills development in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome	9
Insights into neurosonographic indicators for prenatal diagnosis of fetal neurological anomalies and cortical development: A systematic review of the literature	8
UK screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity Updated 2022 Guidelines	8
Neurodevelopment in infants with antenatal or early neonatal exposure to SARS-CoV-2	8
Mild small-for-gestational-age as a non-negligible risk factor for short stature	8
Effect of sequential swallow training programme on feeding transition and suck-swallow-breath coordination in preterm infants	8
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Similar early intervention referral rates following in-person administration of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 4th Edition versus Telehealth Administration of the Developmental A	7
Early motor behavior of infants exposed to maternal mental health disorders — A South African perspective	7
Commercial infant products influence body position and muscle use	7
Active versus restrictive ligation strategy for patent ductus arteriosus – A retrospective two-center study of extremely preterm infants born between 22 + 0 and 25 + 6 weeks of gestational age	7
Understanding developmental progress in young children: Exploring demographic and dietary influences through a cross-sectional study	7
Motor dysfunction in preschool children exposed to zika virus during pregnancy and normocephalic at birth: Developmental Coordination Disorder and Minimal Neurological Dysfunction	7
Current epidemiology and factors contributing to postnatal growth restriction in very preterm infants in China	7
Two-year motor outcomes associated with the dose of NICU based physical therapy: The Noppi RCT	7
Effects of 4 weeks of play in standing and walking on gross motor ability and segmental trunk control in preterm infants using a playpen: A randomized control trial	7
Executive function and preterm birth: A longitudinal study	7
Early pain findings in infants with brachial plexus birth injury: Relationship with function and comorbidities, and cut-off point for fractures	7
Prediction of motor outcome in preterm infants with punctate white matter lesions using term equivalent age MRI	7
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Effects of acute moderate-intensity exercise on executive function in children with preterm birth: A randomized crossover study	7
Genetic features of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins in Japanese infants	7
Associations between fetal movement and maternal-fetal attachment in late pregnancy	7
Metabolic bone disease in premature infants receiving parenteral nutrition: Incidence, clinical, laboratory and nutritional profile	7
Fetal heart rate variability in relation to maternal physical activity and metabolic health	6
Early postnatal transitional circulation in fetal growth restricted neonates	6
Heart function by M-mode and tissue Doppler in the early neonatal period in neonates with fetal growth restriction	6
Being parents of extremely preterm children, from a long-term perspective: A qualitative study of parents' experiences	6
Tolerance of hydrocortisone prophylaxis administration in extreme preterm neonates: Experience of a single UK level III neonatal unit	6
Anthropometric measurements of infants in a risk-based patent ductus arteriosus treatment program	6
Longer duration of gestation in term singletons is associated with better infant neurodevelopment	6
Corrigendum to “Heart function by M-mode and tissue Doppler in the early neonatal period in neonates with fetal growth restriction”, [Early Hum. Dev. 183 (2023) 105809]	6
The long-term influence of perinatal factors on macular morphology and vessel density in preterm children	6
Developing a standardized approach to prenatal counseling following the diagnosis of a complex congenital heart abnormality	6
Association between maternal androgen levels and early fetal sex differentiation: Anogenital distance and genital tubercle length in the first trimester	6
Accuracy and repeatability of fetal facial measurements in 3D ultrasound: A longitudinal study	6
Multi-organ dysfunction in infants with acidosis at birth in the absence of moderate to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	6
An alternative fortification strategy to optimize growth in preterm infants during a period of human milk fortifier shortage	6
Challenges in clinical identification of right ventricular dysfunction in preterm infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn	6
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Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo	6
Primary respiratory support of extremely preterm neonates in the Netherlands: a national survey	6
Comprehensive assessment of placental inflammation: Novel approach in predicting retinopathy of prematurity	6
The 2D:4D ratios in the mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	6
An investigation of sensory processing skills in toddlers with joint hypermobility	6
Exposure-safety relationship for acyclovir in the treatment of neonatal herpes simplex virus disease	6
Variability of neonatal premedication practices for endotracheal intubation and LISA in the UK (NeoPRINT survey)	6
Cardiac and cerebral hemodynamics with umbilical cord milking compared with early cord clamping: A randomized cluster crossover trial	6
How do parents and early intervention professionals utilize educational resources about infant development and play?	6
Simulation-based team training and changes in Apgar scores during neonatal transition: A multi-site controlled follow-up study	6
Effect of maternal depression and anxiety scores on the development of three-month-old babies through the assessment of general movements	6
Behavioral and emotional outcomes at preschool age in children born very preterm: The role of breast milk feeding practices	5
Antenatal corticosteroid exposure and neonatal outcomes in term infants	5
Neurodevelopmental profile in children born to mothers affected by systemic sclerosis	5
Motor Optimality Scores are significantly lower in a population of high-risk infants than in infants born moderate-late preterm	5
Relationships between early postnatal cranial ultrasonography linear measures and neurobehaviour at term-equivalent age in infants born <30 weeks' gestational age	5
Critical diseases in neonates after discharge home from birth hospital: A retrospective study from a tertiary hospital in Japan	5
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Detecting month and year of birth effects on reproduction and marriage patterns in two long-term data sets	5
Hybrid developmental follow-up for preterm infants in Brazil: A feasibility study	5
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Feasibility of a Dance PaRticipation intervention for Extremely prEterm children with Motor Impairment at prEschool age (Dance PREEMIE)	5
The relationship between carpal tunnel syndrome and the 2D:4D digit ratio: A systematic review	5
Hokkaido birth cohort study in Japan on the growth trajectory of children born with low birth weight until 7 years of age	5
Digital biomarker 2D:4D as a predictor of cancer: A systematic review	5
Hemodynamic changes and evaluation during hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia	5
Examining early intervention referral patterns in neonatal intensive care unit follow up clinics using telemedicine during COVID-19	5
The long-term developmental outcomes of children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus at different parities	5
Reflections about being born extremely preterm in children and adolescents: A qualitative descriptive study	5
Prevalence and patterns of executive function, adaptive function, and behavioral outcomes in preschool and school age children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia	5
Neurodevelopment in the transition to school in children subjected to hypothermia due to neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A prospective study	5
Feasibility of a Dutch post-discharge parenting intervention (TOP program) for moderate preterm born infants	5
Humanity's evolved nest and its relation to cardiac vagal regulation in the first years of life	5
Maternal prenatal social contact during the COVID-19 pandemic predicts infant birth weight	5
Lung to thorax transverse area ratio as a predictor of neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia	5
The effect of heart rate on systolic and diastolic time intervals and cardiac function in stable and sick preterm infants	5
Exploring the validity of the ASQ-SE for socio-emotional competency screening of a low-risk Asian cohort at 2 years of age	5
Comment on Roger F Soll, Colleen Ovelman, William McGuire. The future of Cochrane Neonatal. Early Hum Dev 2020 Nov;150:105191. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105191. Epub 2020 Sep 12	5
The three-dimensional course of cranial development of very preterm infants during the first year of life	5
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Longitudinal assessments of motor performance and musculoskeletal abnormalities in preschool children with esophageal atresia	4
Utilizing umbilical cord blood – Minimizing blood sampling and pain in healthy infants at risk for polycythemia	4
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Crying behavior and emotional-behavioral outcomes in high-risk very preterm infants: A prospective cohort study	4
Placental inflammatory response and association with the severity of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	4
Exploring the association between haematological markers of iron and general movements in 4-month-old infants exposed to anaemia in-utero	4
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Effects of skin-to-skin contact in supported diagonal flexion positioning on movement quality in very preterm infants at term age	4
Predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants: A comprehensive evaluation of neonatal and maternal risk factors	4
Response to the Letter to the Editor: The tidal volume reported is not necessarily what it appears to be	4
Worldwide prevalence and disability from preterm-associated developmental intellectual disability during childhood and adolescence	4
Relationship between fidgety movement and frequency of movement toward midline: An observational study	4
Inter-rater reliability and agreement of the General Movement Assessment and Motor Optimality Score-Revised in a large population-based sample	4
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A realist review of digitally delivered child development assessment and screening tools: Psychometrics and considerations for future use	4
Insecure attachment and internalizing behavior problems in growth discordant identical twins	4
Predictive validity of the Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment (SINDA) to identify 4–5 year-old children at risk of developmental delay in a low-risk sample	4
Physical functions and gait performance in school-aged children born late preterm	4
Neurocognitive outcomes in moderately preterm born adolescents	4
Clinical value of cortical bursting in preterm infants with intraventricular haemorrhage	4
Refining the therapeutic understanding of prenatal singing: Reflections from an art therapy perspective	4
Change over time in internal cerebral vein pulsation in premature infants at risk of intraventricular hemorrhage	4
Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant	4
Prolonged COVID-19 related effects on early language development: A longitudinal study	4
Evaluation of neurovascular coupling during neuroprotective therapies: A single site HEAL ancillary study	4
Multi-organ involvement in preterm neonatal encephalopathy	4
Association between the digit ratio (2D:4D), handgrip strength, wrist ratio, and body fat distribution in women with different carpal tunnel syndrome severity	4
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Outcomes from an enhanced developmental screening programme in Singapore	4
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Long-term follow-up of self-reported mental health and health-related quality of life in adults born extremely preterm	4
Sleep and emotional functioning in premature children: A systematic literature review	4
Better preterm parenteral nutrition practice	4
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The effect of prenatal maternal distress on offspring brain development: A systematic review	4
The use of neuroimaging, Prechtl's general movement assessment and the Hammersmith infant neurological examination in determining the prognosis in 2-year-old infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopat	4
Associations of birth size with BMI trajectories and fluctuation across adolescence and adulthood: A longitudinal study of two Finnish twin cohorts	3
‘Baby Liberation’ – Developing and implementing an individualised, developmentally-supportive care bundle to critically unwell infants in an Australian Paediatric Intensive Care Unit	3
Validity of the DF-MOT to detect motor developmental delays in preterm children: A comparative study with the Bayley-III	3
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The effect of music played to new birth mothers on postpartum blues: A randomized controlled trial	3
Neonatal stress exposure and DNA methylation of stress-related and neurodevelopmentally relevant genes: An exploratory study	3
The androgen receptor gene and criminal offending: Evidence derived from international data	3
Timing of initiation of therapeutic hypothermia in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy born at a high-volume urban safety net hospital	3
Effectiveness of an oral-motor intervention for premature infants: Feeding and maternal self-efficacy	3
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Test of infant motor performance: Cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reliability in Persian infants	3
Molding influences of prematurity: Interviews with adults born preterm	3
Prenatal and postnatal outcomes in fetuses with ventriculomegaly: Prognostic factors insights from a single-center study	3
Adrenal congestion in perinatal hypoxia: Sonographic assessment and relationship with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	3
The effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on functional skills, muscle strength, and trunk control in children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial	3
Retrospective study of left and right ventricular strain mechanics among neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy	3
Association between intermittent hypoxemia and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely premature infants: A single-center experience	3
Clinical factors associated with abnormal general movements of preterm newborns during hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit	3
Assessment of an umbilical venous catheter dwell-time of 8–14 days versus 1–7 days in very low birth weight infacts (UVC – You Will See): a pilot single-center, randomized controlled trial	3
Associations between early lexical composition and pre-reading skills at 5 years – A longitudinal study	3
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The clinical value of ultrasonic cardiac output monitor in very-low birth-weight and extremely-low-birth-weight infants undergoing PDA ligation	3
Association between environmental factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and functioning of infants with biological risk in the first year of life: Cross-sectional exploratory study	3
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The impact of birthweight on the development of cerebral palsy: A population-based matched case-control study	3
The role of prenatal testosterone-estrogen balance in the development of Os trigonum: A comparative matched-pair analysis	3
Pubertal growth spurt does not occur in some normally growing Polish girls, suggesting an evolutionary origin of adolescent growth polymorphism	3
Developmental trajectories of visual orienting functions in children born very or extremely preterm	3
Group trauma focused cognitive behavior therapy for parents of premature infants compared to individual therapy intervention	3
A longitudinal study of breastmilk feeding duration, EEG power and early academic skills	3
Interaction effect of gestational age on the association between sleep and neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood: A longitudinal study from birth to 24 months	3
Over-reaching with causality language in neurodevelopmental infant research: A methodological literature review	3
A systematic review on maternal and perinatal factors influencing breast development	3
Association between the General Movement Optimality Score and clinical features in newborns during hospitalization: A cross-sectional study	3
More than words: Parent, Patient and Public Involvement perspectives on language used by clinical researchers in neonatal care	3
Eye tracking based assessment of lexical processing and early lexical development in very preterm children	3
Best practice guidelines: Feeding-related cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants	3
Regional cerebral and splanchnic tissue oxygen saturation in preterm infants – Longitudinal normative measurements	3
Impact of low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage on neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants at two years of age	3
Factors influencing on gross motor skills in infants: Implications for walking development	3
Impact of chorionicity and histological chorioamnionitis on neurodevelopment and mortality in extremely preterm twins	3
Transcutaneous bilirubin measured on protected skin during phototherapy in term and preterm neonates	3
Use of the Motor Optimality Score-Revised (MOS-R) to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital anomalies	3
The Best Start Trial: A randomised controlled trial of ultra-early parent-administered physiotherapy for infants at high risk of cerebral palsy or motor delay	3
A pilot study of the General Movement Optimality Score detects early signs of motor disorder in neonates with arterial ischemic stroke	3
Does base excess predict kidney injury in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy?	3
Neonatal outcomes and related risk factors of 30 cases with aplastic anemia in pregnancy: A retrospective study	3
Feeding dysfunction in NICU patients with cramped synchronized movements	3
Characteristics and special challenges of neonatal emergency transports	3
Reproducibility of the EL-Khuffash PDA severity score and PDA diameter measurements in extremely preterm infants	3
Longitudinal outcomes of a parent-administered sensorimotor intervention in preterm infants at 4 and 18 months	3
Socio-demographic factors related to parent engagement in the NICU and the impact of the SENSE program	3
Association between early onset of skin-to-skin contact and mother-infant interaction at hospital discharge and six months of corrected age among preterm infants	3
Application of desirability of outcome ranking to the milking in non-vigorous infants trial	2
Safety, feasibility and diagnostic value of Clinical Swallow Examination and FEES in children between 0 and 24 months	2
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Analysis of perinatal risk factors for massive pulmonary hemorrhage in very low birth weight infant: A nationwide large cohort database	2
Effect of antenatal micronutrient or antidepressant exposure on Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale (NBAS) performance within one-month of birth	2
COVID-19 pandemic and the neurodevelopment of Brazilian infants: Analysis of predictors according to the Nurturing Care Framework	2
Early childhood development monitoring during the first thousand days: Investigating the relationship between the developmental surveillance instrument and standardized scales	2
Neonatal pain, thalamic development and sensory processing behaviour in children born very preterm	2
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Cord blood-derived cell therapies for preterm brain injury	2
Association between immediate oxygenation response and survival in preterm infants receiving rescue inhaled nitric oxide therapy for hypoxemia from pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta	2
Gestational age impacts birth to placental weight ratio and umbilical cord oxygen values with implications for the fetal oxygen margin of safety	2