Publications by authors named "Katherine J Pettinger"
Perinatal medicine's best treatment: how should we be using antenatal steroids?
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
December 2024
Deferred cord clamping and polythene bags at delivery: measuring and improving quality.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- Very preterm birth (before 32 weeks) increases the risk of developmental disorders, and new evidence indicates that children born moderately preterm (32-38 weeks) might also face similar risks.* -
- A review of 76 studies found that children born between 32 to 38 weeks have a significantly higher risk for various developmental disorders, especially those born at 32-33 weeks, compared to those born at full term (39-41 weeks).* -
- Limitations of the studies include differences in age assessment, criteria used, a majority being from developed countries, and most published in English, highlighting the need for more varied research in this area.*
Background: Determining which babies should receive antibiotics for potential early onset sepsis (EOS) is challenging. We performed a meta-analysis quantifying how many EOS cases might be 'missed' using the Kaiser Permanente electronic calculator, compared with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines.
Methods: A systematic literature search was carried out for studies citing the article in which the calculator was publicised.
Objective: To estimate the impact on early development of prematurity and summer birth and the potential 'double disadvantage' created by starting school a year earlier than anticipated during pregnancy, due to being born preterm.
Design, Setting And Patients: We investigated the impact of gestational and school-entry age on the likelihood of failing to achieve a 'Good Level of Development' (GLD) on the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile in 5-year-old children born moderate-to-late preterm using data from the Born in Bradford longitudinal birth cohort. We used hierarchical logistic regression to control for chronological maturity, and perinatal and socioeconomic factors.
Genetic disorder plus prematurity: a diagnostic challenge.
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
October 2019