2024
Maternal stress and breastfeeding outcomes in the NICU couplet care experience: a prospective cohort study
Doughty K, Nichols C, Henry C, Shabanova V, Taylor S. Maternal stress and breastfeeding outcomes in the NICU couplet care experience: a prospective cohort study. Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 44: 1624-1629. PMID: 38755256, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02000-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intensive care unitProspective cohort studyBreastfeeding outcomesCouplet careCohort studyInfant length of stayNICU-related stressMaternal stressIntensive care unitLength of stayGestational ageInfant lengthStudy designWeMother-infant dyadsInfant feeding outcomesCare unitFeeding outcomesPostpartum careCare dyadsBreastfeedingCare experiencesTraditional careParent-infant relationshipMarital statusInfants
2023
Diabetes in Pregnancy, Neonatal Morbidities, and Early Growth in Moderate or Late Preterm Infants.
Buck C, Shabanova V, Clark R, Taylor S. Diabetes in Pregnancy, Neonatal Morbidities, and Early Growth in Moderate or Late Preterm Infants. Pediatrics 2023, 152 PMID: 37969002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-061285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate preterm infantsPreterm infantsGestational ageNeonatal morbidityBirth weightDay 14Pediatrix Clinical Data WarehouseNeonatal intensive care unitCommon neonatal morbiditiesShort-term morbidityIntensive care unitFirst postnatal dayPercent weight changeFirst postnatal weekClinical data warehouseDM groupRespiratory supportTerm morbidityCare unitDiabetes exposureAdjusted differenceCongenital anomaliesPostnatal dayHealth characteristicsPostnatal weekImpact of postnatal weight gain on brain white matter maturation in very preterm infants
Bobba P, Weber C, Higaki A, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Constable R, Ment L, Taylor S, Payabvash S. Impact of postnatal weight gain on brain white matter maturation in very preterm infants. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2023, 33: 991-1002. PMID: 37483073, PMCID: PMC10800683, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weight z-scoreMagnetic resonance imagingVery preterm infantsPostnatal weight gainWeight z-scoreWhite matter maturationBirth weightDiffusion tensor imagingNeurological outcomePreterm infantsGestational ageWeight gainCorpus callosumHigher birth weight z-scoresBrain white matter maturationLong-term neurological deficitsZ-scoreBrain developmentWeight z-score changeWM tractsZ-score changeWM maturationWeeks of lifeNeurological deficitsNutritional interventionA 1-Tesla MRI system for dedicated brain imaging in the neonatal intensive care unit
Berson E, Mozayan A, Peterec S, Taylor S, Bamford N, Ment L, Rowe E, Lisse S, Ehrlich L, Silva C, Goodman T, Payabvash S. A 1-Tesla MRI system for dedicated brain imaging in the neonatal intensive care unit. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1132173. PMID: 36845429, PMCID: PMC9951115, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1132173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitIntraventricular hemorrhageCare unitHypoxic injuryIntracranial pathologyAverage gestational ageParenchymal injuryPreterm neonatesCommon indicationIschemic lesionsNICU patientsGestational ageClinical findingsPatient weightInfantsTranscranial ultrasoundMRIInjuryCareMicrohemorrhagesScansLesionsFollowPathology
2022
Age‐related topographic map of magnetic resonance diffusion metrics in neonatal brains
Bobba PS, Weber CF, Mak A, Mozayan A, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Taylor SN, Vossough A, Grant PE, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Ment LR, Payabvash S. Age‐related topographic map of magnetic resonance diffusion metrics in neonatal brains. Human Brain Mapping 2022, 43: 4326-4334. PMID: 35599634, PMCID: PMC9435001, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageCerebellar white matterWhite matterNeonatal brainDiffusion-weighted imagingCorpus callosumMD valuesCorpus callosum myelinationLower gestational ageTerm-equivalent ageSubcortical white matterFA/MDApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) valuesMonths of ageDiffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metricsDiffusion metricsAge-related evolutionAge-related changesAge-specific normative valuesNeonatal ageBrain parenchymaCorticospinal tractNeonate brainDiffusivity metricsADC values
2020
Factors in Early Feeding Practices That May Influence Growth and the Challenges That Arise in Growth Outcomes Research
Fabrizio V, Shabanova V, Taylor SN. Factors in Early Feeding Practices That May Influence Growth and the Challenges That Arise in Growth Outcomes Research. Nutrients 2020, 12: 1939. PMID: 32629763, PMCID: PMC7399918, DOI: 10.3390/nu12071939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks gestational ageGestational agePreterm infantsEarly feeding practicesInfant growth trajectoriesFetal growth chartsSingle-center investigationInitial hospitalizationParenteral nutritionImproved outcomesInclusion criteriaFeeding practicesGrowth chartsNutritional practicesFirst weekHospital growthNutritional factorsInfantsQuartileCenter investigationLess daysOutcomes researchCaloric densityHospitalizationCohort effects
2014
Early enteral feeding in very low birth weight infants
Hamilton E, Massey C, Ross J, Taylor S. Early enteral feeding in very low birth weight infants. Early Human Development 2014, 90: 227-230. PMID: 24612934, DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly enteral feedingEnteral feedingVLBW infantsPN daysLow birth weight preterm infantsBirth weight preterm infantsLow birth weight infantsDeath incidenceFirst enteral feedingIncidence of NECParenteral nutrition daysBirth weight infantsWeight preterm infantsImprovement initiativesQuality improvement projectQuality improvement initiativesWeight infantsPreterm infantsGestational ageMedian timeNutrition daysRetrospective studyBirth weightFeed initiationEarly feeding
2009
Using an Artificial Neural Network to Predict Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants
Mueller M, Taylor S, Wagner C, Almeida J. Using an Artificial Neural Network to Predict Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants. 2009, 2172-2175. DOI: 10.1109/ijcnn.2009.5178635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birth weight infantsFear of NECImproved infant feedingInfant feeding regimensBirth weight infantsDegree of prematurityFirst postnatal monthWeight infantsPreterm infantsNecrotizing enterocolitisGestational agePremature infantsRisk factorsInfant feedingPostnatal monthHigh riskInfantsFeeding regimensNECEnterocolitisOne-thirdRiskImproved identificationPrematurityRegimens