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Extreme Preterm Birth

MedGen UID:
887588
•Concept ID:
C4055046
•
Finding

Definition

Birth when a fetus is less than 28 weeks gestational age. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExtreme Preterm Birth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

BPD: Latest Strategies of Prevention and Treatment.
Durlak W, Thébaud B
Neonatology 2024;121(5):596-607. Epub 2024 Jul 25 doi: 10.1159/000540002. PMID: 39053447
Management and outcomes of extreme preterm birth.
Morgan AS, Mendonça M, Thiele N, David AL
BMJ 2022 Jan 10;376:e055924. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-055924. PMID: 35012942Free PMC Article
Controversies in treatment practices of the mother-infant dyad at the limit of viability.
Helou YE, Buhimschi IA, Romano-Keeler J, Buhimschi CS
Semin Perinatol 2022 Feb;46(1):151539. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151539. PMID: 34887106

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficacy of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in preterm and term infants, and pharmacokinetic extrapolation to infants with congenital heart disease and chronic lung disease: a pooled analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Simões EAF, Madhi SA, Muller WJ, Atanasova V, Bosheva M, Cabañas F, Baca Cots M, Domachowske JB, Garcia-Garcia ML, Grantina I, Nguyen KA, Zar HJ, Berglind A, Cummings C, Griffin MP, Takas T, Yuan Y, Wählby Hamrén U, Leach A, Villafana T
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023 Mar;7(3):180-189. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00321-2. PMID: 36634694Free PMC Article
Controversies in treatment practices of the mother-infant dyad at the limit of viability.
Helou YE, Buhimschi IA, Romano-Keeler J, Buhimschi CS
Semin Perinatol 2022 Feb;46(1):151539. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151539. PMID: 34887106
Perinatal management of extreme preterm birth before 27 weeks of gestation: a framework for practice.
Mactier H, Bates SE, Johnston T, Lee-Davey C, Marlow N, Mulley K, Smith LK, To M, Wilkinson D; BAPM Working Group
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2020 May;105(3):232-239. Epub 2020 Jan 24 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318402. PMID: 31980443
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Thébaud B, Goss KN, Laughon M, Whitsett JA, Abman SH, Steinhorn RH, Aschner JL, Davis PG, McGrath-Morrow SA, Soll RF, Jobe AH
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019 Nov 14;5(1):78. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0127-7. PMID: 31727986Free PMC Article
Public Health Implications of Very Preterm Birth.
Barfield WD
Clin Perinatol 2018 Sep;45(3):565-577. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.05.007. PMID: 30144856Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Preterm birth and uterine fibroid necrosis: The clinical presentation illustrated in a case series.
Don EE, Vissers G, Landman AJEMC, de Groot CJM, Mijatovic V, de Boer MA, Huirne JAF
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2024 Aug;299:156-162. Epub 2024 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.06.002. PMID: 38870742
Routine screening of abnormal vaginal flora during pregnancy reduces the odds of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hoffmann E, Váncsa S, Váradi A, Hegyi P, Nagy R, Hamar B, Futács V, Kepkep B, Nyirády P, Demendi C, Ács N
Sci Rep 2023 Aug 25;13(1):13897. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40993-x. PMID: 37626108Free PMC Article
Genetic testing in individuals with cerebral palsy.
May HJ, Fasheun JA, Bain JM, Baugh EH, Bier LE, Revah-Politi A; New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center Genomics Team, Roye DP Jr, Goldstein DB, Carmel JB
Dev Med Child Neurol 2021 Dec;63(12):1448-1455. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14948. PMID: 34114234Free PMC Article
Deep learning predicts extreme preterm birth from electronic health records.
Gao C, Osmundson S, Velez Edwards DR, Jackson GP, Malin BA, Chen Y
J Biomed Inform 2019 Dec;100:103334. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103334. PMID: 31678588Free PMC Article
Preterm birth and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren.
Lindström K, Lindblad F, Hjern A
Pediatrics 2011 May;127(5):858-65. Epub 2011 Apr 18 doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1279. PMID: 21502231

Therapy

BPD: Latest Strategies of Prevention and Treatment.
Durlak W, Thébaud B
Neonatology 2024;121(5):596-607. Epub 2024 Jul 25 doi: 10.1159/000540002. PMID: 39053447
Efficacy of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in preterm and term infants, and pharmacokinetic extrapolation to infants with congenital heart disease and chronic lung disease: a pooled analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Simões EAF, Madhi SA, Muller WJ, Atanasova V, Bosheva M, Cabañas F, Baca Cots M, Domachowske JB, Garcia-Garcia ML, Grantina I, Nguyen KA, Zar HJ, Berglind A, Cummings C, Griffin MP, Takas T, Yuan Y, Wählby Hamrén U, Leach A, Villafana T
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023 Mar;7(3):180-189. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00321-2. PMID: 36634694Free PMC Article
Management and outcomes of extreme preterm birth.
Morgan AS, Mendonça M, Thiele N, David AL
BMJ 2022 Jan 10;376:e055924. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-055924. PMID: 35012942Free PMC Article
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Thébaud B, Goss KN, Laughon M, Whitsett JA, Abman SH, Steinhorn RH, Aschner JL, Davis PG, McGrath-Morrow SA, Soll RF, Jobe AH
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019 Nov 14;5(1):78. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0127-7. PMID: 31727986Free PMC Article
Stem cell-based therapies in neonatology: a new hope.
Thébaud B
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2018 Nov;103(6):F583-F588. Epub 2018 Jul 4 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314451. PMID: 29973349

Prognosis

Efficacy of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in preterm and term infants, and pharmacokinetic extrapolation to infants with congenital heart disease and chronic lung disease: a pooled analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Simões EAF, Madhi SA, Muller WJ, Atanasova V, Bosheva M, Cabañas F, Baca Cots M, Domachowske JB, Garcia-Garcia ML, Grantina I, Nguyen KA, Zar HJ, Berglind A, Cummings C, Griffin MP, Takas T, Yuan Y, Wählby Hamrén U, Leach A, Villafana T
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023 Mar;7(3):180-189. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00321-2. PMID: 36634694Free PMC Article
Perinatal management of extreme preterm birth before 27 weeks of gestation: a framework for practice.
Mactier H, Bates SE, Johnston T, Lee-Davey C, Marlow N, Mulley K, Smith LK, To M, Wilkinson D; BAPM Working Group
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2020 May;105(3):232-239. Epub 2020 Jan 24 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318402. PMID: 31980443
Stem Cells for Extreme Prematurity.
Thébaud B
Am J Perinatol 2019 Jul;36(S 02):S68-S73. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1691774. PMID: 31238363
NICU Dialects: Understanding Norwegian Practice Variation.
Syltern J, Markestad T, Saugstad OD, Støen R
Pediatrics 2018 Sep;142(Suppl 1):S545-S551. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-0478E. PMID: 30171140
Classification and heterogeneity of preterm birth.
Moutquin JM
BJOG 2003 Apr;110 Suppl 20:30-3. doi: 10.1016/s1470-0328(03)00021-1. PMID: 12763108

Clinical prediction guides

Chest computed tomography in severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Comparing quantitative scoring methods.
Fontijn S, Balink SJA, Bonte M, Andrinopoulou ER, Duijts L, Kroon AA, Ciet P, Pijnenburg MW
Eur J Radiol 2023 Dec;169:111168. Epub 2023 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111168. PMID: 37897957
Efficacy of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in preterm and term infants, and pharmacokinetic extrapolation to infants with congenital heart disease and chronic lung disease: a pooled analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Simões EAF, Madhi SA, Muller WJ, Atanasova V, Bosheva M, Cabañas F, Baca Cots M, Domachowske JB, Garcia-Garcia ML, Grantina I, Nguyen KA, Zar HJ, Berglind A, Cummings C, Griffin MP, Takas T, Yuan Y, Wählby Hamrén U, Leach A, Villafana T
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023 Mar;7(3):180-189. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00321-2. PMID: 36634694Free PMC Article
Early Biomarkers of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Quick Look to the State of the Art.
Bonadies L, Moschino L, Valerio E, Giordano G, Manzoni P, Baraldi E
Am J Perinatol 2022 Dec;39(S 01):S26-S30. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1758867. PMID: 36470296
Deep learning predicts extreme preterm birth from electronic health records.
Gao C, Osmundson S, Velez Edwards DR, Jackson GP, Malin BA, Chen Y
J Biomed Inform 2019 Dec;100:103334. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103334. PMID: 31678588Free PMC Article
Stem Cells for Extreme Prematurity.
Thébaud B
Am J Perinatol 2019 Jul;36(S 02):S68-S73. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1691774. PMID: 31238363

Recent systematic reviews

Routine screening of abnormal vaginal flora during pregnancy reduces the odds of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hoffmann E, Váncsa S, Váradi A, Hegyi P, Nagy R, Hamar B, Futács V, Kepkep B, Nyirády P, Demendi C, Ács N
Sci Rep 2023 Aug 25;13(1):13897. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40993-x. PMID: 37626108Free PMC Article
Impact of increasing inter-pregnancy interval on maternal and infant health.
Wendt A, Gibbs CM, Peters S, Hogue CJ
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2012 Jul;26 Suppl 1(0 1):239-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01285.x. PMID: 22742614Free PMC Article

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