Licia Lugli, Luca Bedetti, Isotta Guidotti, Marisa Pugliese, Odoardo Picciolini, Maria Federica Roversi, Elisa DellaCasa Muttini, Laura Lucaccioni, Natascia Bertoncelli, Gina Ancora, Giancarlo Gargano, Fabio Mosca, Fabrizio Sandri, Luigi Tommaso Corvaglia, Agostina Solinas, Serafina Perrone, Marcello Stella, Lorenzo Iughetti, Alberto Berardi, Fabrizio Ferrari
Background: Despite the increased survival of preterm newborns worldwide, the risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities remains high. Analyzing the outcomes of the preterm population can identify risk factors and enable specific early interventions. Aims: Neuroprem is a prospective cohort study of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants that aims to evaluate the neurodevelopmental outcomes and risk factors for severe functional disability at 2 years of corrected age. Methods: Nine Italian neonatal intensive care units participated in the network...
2021: Frontiers in Pediatrics