Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight

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9 Substances Researched for Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight

Name	AC	CK
Breast Milk	4	40
Lactoferrin	2	20
Selenium	1	20
Vitamin A	1	20
Coffee: Decaffeinated	2	12
DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)	1	10
Fish Oil	1	10
Probiotics	1	10
Coffee	1	2

5 Problem Substances Researched for Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight

Name	AC	CK
Nicotine	1	20
Tobacco	1	20
Tobacco: Smoking	1	20
Coffee	2	12
Hypnotic Drugs	1	10

2 Therapeutic Actions Researched for Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight

Name	AC	CK	Focus
Breastfeeding	5	50
Massage/Therapeutic Touch	2	20

3 Problematic Actions Researched for Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight

Name	AC	CK
Obstetric Ultrasonography	1	10
Pasteurization	1	10
Vaccination: All	1	10

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Cumulative Knowledge Score 32
Overall Research Rating GOOD

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If pregnant women were to cease tobacco use completely, an estimated 29% of extremely preterm births and 17% of small-for-gestational age infants may be avoided annually.Jan 01, 2009

Selenium supplementation may reduce the risk of sepsis in preterm infants.Jan 01, 2003

Vitamin A supplementation prevents mortality and short and long-term morbility in very low birthweight infants.Jan 01, 2007

Beneficial effects of ingestion of breast milk in the neonatal intensive care unit persist at 30 months' corrected age in this vulnerable extremely low birth weight population.Oct 01, 2007

Bovine lactoferrin supplementation prevents late-onset sepsis in very low-birth-weight neonates.Oct 07, 2009

Breastmilk consumption has a favorable effect on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 6 and 12 months of age in very low birth rate infants.Apr 01, 2003

Breastmilk significantly improves mental development in very low birth weight infants. Jul 01, 2006

Caffeinated but not decaffeinated coffee consumption during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weight and preterm delivery.May 01, 1999

Early human milk feeding is associated with a lower risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.Jun 01, 1999

Fish-oil-based fat emulsion administered from the first day of life may be effective in the prophylaxis of severe retinopathy.Jan 03, 2011

Frequent exposure to ultrasound during pregnancy has been linked to intrauterine growth restriction and lower birth weight.Oct 09, 1993

Massage therapy has positive effects on depressed pregnant women and their offspring. Jun 01, 2004

Non-pasteurized milk is much more effective a increasing weight in very low birth weight babies. Mar 01, 1986

Pregnancy massage reduces prematurity, low birthweight and postpartum depression.Feb 03, 1997

Probiotics contribute to the prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm neonates with very low birthweight. May 12, 2007

Prophylactic oral administration of bovine lactoferrin reduces the incidence of nvasive fungal infection in preterm VLBW neonates.Dec 31, 2011

This study found an increase in adverse events after the routine immunization of extremely low-birth-weight infants in the NICU.May 31, 2015

Untreated maternal CD increases the risk of reduced birthweight, the risk of delivering small for gestational age and very small for gestational age infants and preterm birth. Feb 01, 2010

Zolpidem is associated with adverse outcomes in pregnancy such as preterm delivery and low birth weight.Dec 01, 2009

Coffee consumption (decaffeinated and caffeinated) results in lowered organ weight and behavioral changes in offspring.Apr 01, 1982

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