Outcomes of Preterm Infants: Shifting Focus, Extending the View

Susan R Hintz; Raye-Ann deRegnier; Betty R Vohr

doi:10.1016/j.clp.2022.10.001

Outcomes of Preterm Infants: Shifting Focus, Extending the View

Clin Perinatol. 2023 Mar;50(1):1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.10.001.

Authors

Susan R Hintz¹, Raye-Ann deRegnier², Betty R Vohr³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 453 Quarry Road, 4th Floor, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Electronic address: srhintz@stanford.edu.
² Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 45, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
³ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Women & Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905, USA.

PMID: 36868700
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.10.001

Abstract

Advances in perinatal care have led to remarkable long-term survival for infants who are born preterm. This article reviews the broader context of follow-up care, highlighting the need to reenvision some areas, such as improving parental support by embedding parental involvement in the neonatal intensive care unit, incorporating parental perspectives about outcomes into follow-up care models and research, supporting their mental health, addressing social determinants of health and disparities, and advocating for change. Multicenter quality improvement networks allow identification and implementation of best practices for follow-up care.

Keywords: Follow-up care; Parents; Prematurity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*
Mental Health
Multicenter Studies as Topic
Parents
Perinatal Care
Pregnancy