Publications by authors named "Cecilia de Cabo"
Neurodevelopmental challenges in children born very preterm are common and not improving. This study tested the feasibility of using Evidence-based Practice to Improve Quality (EPIQ), a proven quality improvement technique that incorporates scientific evidence to target improving language abilities in very preterm populations in 10 Canadian neonatal follow-up programs. Feasibility was defined as at least 70% of sites completing four intervention cycles and 75% of cycles meeting targeted aims.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGrade 3 school performance among children born preterm: a population-based cohort study.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
May 2023
Objective: To study the association between prematurity and grade 3 school performance in a contemporary cohort of children.
Methods: Population-based retrospective cohort study in Manitoba, Canada. Children born between 1999 and 2011 who had their grade 3 school performance data available were eligible.
Importance: Children born preterm may experience learning challenges at school. However, there is a paucity of data on the school readiness of these children as they prepare to begin grade 1.
Objective: To examine the association between prematurity and school readiness in a population-based cohort of children.
Article Synopsis
- Maternal DHA supplementation might help prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants, but the evidence is not clear-cut.
- A clinical trial was conducted with mothers of infants born before 29 weeks, providing them either DHA or placebo capsules; it was stopped early due to potential harm concerns.
- The results showed that 54.9% of infants who received DHA survived without bronchopulmonary dysplasia, compared to 61.6% in the placebo group, suggesting no significant benefit from DHA supplementation.
Objective: To study the impact of cumulative exposure to hypoxemia on the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants less than 29 weeks' gestation.
Study Design: This is a retrospective analysis of the effect of cumulative exposure to hypoxemia during the first 10 weeks of life in preterm infants <29 weeks' gestation. Cumulative time spent at various levels of oxygen saturation was calculated by converting the daily percentage of time to minutes per day.