The impact of cumulative pain/stress on neurobehavioral development of preterm infants in the NICU
Cong X, Wu J, Vittner D, Xu W, Hussain N, Galvin S, Fitzsimons M, McGrath J, Henderson W. The impact of cumulative pain/stress on neurobehavioral development of preterm infants in the NICU. Early Human Development 2017, 108: 9-16. PMID: 28343092, PMCID: PMC5444300, DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitPreterm infantsNeurobehavioral outcomesNeurobehavioral development of preterm infantsOutcomes of preterm infantsDevelopment of preterm infantsSkin-to-skin holdingVulnerable preterm infantsIntensive care unitProspective exploratory studyInfant developmental outcomesNeurodevelopmental outcomesAltered neurodevelopmentNeurobehavioral developmentCare unitNeuroprotective strategiesInfantsAssociated with habituationAcute eventPretermEarly lifeOutcomesNeurodevelopmentDevelopmental outcomesCumulative timeInfluence of Feeding Type on Gut Microbiome Development in Hospitalized Preterm Infants
Cong X, Judge M, Xu W, Diallo A, Janton S, Brownell E, Maas K, Graf J. Influence of Feeding Type on Gut Microbiome Development in Hospitalized Preterm Infants. Nursing Research 2017, 66: 123-133. PMID: 28252573, PMCID: PMC5334772, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut microbial colonizationMother's own milkPreterm infantsGut microbiomeMicrobial diversityDiversity of gut microbiomeFeeding typeGut microbial diversityGut microbiome developmentGut microbiome compositionMicrobial community patternsAbundance of EnterobacterialesIncreased microbial diversityDevelopment of preterm infantsAbundance of ClostridialesNeonatal intensive care unitBirth gestational ageStable preterm infantsRRNA genePostnatal day 0Community patternsMicrobiome compositionIntensive care unitMicrobial patternsMicrobiome development