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Assessment of Skin Maturity by LED Light at Birth and Its Association With Lung Maturity: Clinical Trial Secondary Outcomes

Assessment of Skin Maturity by LED Light at Birth and Its Association With Lung Maturity: Clinical Trial Secondary Outcomes

Newborns with extrapulmonary conditions, tachypnea due to causes other than prematurity, and diagnosis of infection were excluded. The skin assessment occurred with an optical device previously detailed [15] (Figure 1). Briefly, to obtain the skin reflectance, an LED sensor of wavelengths 400 to 1200 nm was touched to the newborn's sole for a few seconds to trigger 10 automated measurements. We performed 3 measurements, resulting in 30 automatic values to obtain the average reflection.

Gabriela Silveira Neves, Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis, Roberta Romanelli, James Batchelor

JMIR Biomed Eng 2023;8:e52468

Implementation of a Web Camera System in an Australian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Pre- and Postevaluation of the Parent and Staff Experience

Implementation of a Web Camera System in an Australian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Pre- and Postevaluation of the Parent and Staff Experience

Gestational age at birth was converted from a continuous variable into categorical data consistent with stages of prematurity. As outlined below, validated scales were incorporated into the survey. The survey design was pragmatic, limiting the number of additional questions to minimize the survey burden.

Alexandra A Legge, Jennifer L Middleton, Shelley Reid, Adrienne Gordon

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2023;6:e47552

Using Digital Tools to Study the Health of Adults Born Preterm at a Large Scale: e-Cohort Pilot Study

Using Digital Tools to Study the Health of Adults Born Preterm at a Large Scale: e-Cohort Pilot Study

Among survivors, the frequency of prematurity-related morbidity and health problems is substantial, both in the short term and long term after birth [2,7,8]. Neonatal complications may be transient or become chronic. The effect of preterm birth may thus continue throughout life, exerting a potentially heavy burden on families, health systems, and societies [4]. In high-income countries, the first children who benefited from improved care are now adults entering middle age [9].

Elsa Lorthe, Carolina Santos, José Pedro Ornelas, Julia Nadine Doetsch, Sandra C S Marques, Raquel Teixeira, Ana Cristina Santos, Carina Rodrigues, Gonçalo Gonçalves, Pedro Ferreira Sousa, João Correia Lopes, Artur Rocha, Henrique Barros

J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e39854

Newborn Skin Maturity Medical Device Validation for Gestational Age Prediction: Clinical Trial

Newborn Skin Maturity Medical Device Validation for Gestational Age Prediction: Clinical Trial

However, lack of access to high-cost equipment, poor training, lack of skills of health professionals, and delayed antenatal care limit pregnancy dating and, consequently, detection of prematurity [5,9]. In addition, GA calculation based on the last menstrual period (LMP) is affected by memory bias, hormone-based contraception, and breastfeeding [10]. After-birth approaches for pregnancy dating, which are also extensively used, rely on professional skills for physical and neurological maturity assessment.

Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis, Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli, Rodney Nascimento Guimarães, Juliano de Souza Gaspar, Gabriela Silveira Neves, Marynea Silva do Vale, Paulo de Jesus Nader, Martha David Rocha de Moura, Gabriela Luíza Nogueira Vitral, Marconi Augusto Aguiar dos Reis, Marcia Margarida Mendonça Pereira, Patrícia Franco Marques, Silvana Salgado Nader, Augusta Luize Harff, Ludmylla de Oliveira Beleza, Maria Eduarda Canellas de Castro, Rayner Guilherme Souza, Gisele Lobo Pappa, Regina Amélia Pessoa Lopes de Aguiar

J Med Internet Res 2022;24(9):e38727

Extreme Prematurity and Pulmonary Outcomes Program in Saitama: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study in Japan

Extreme Prematurity and Pulmonary Outcomes Program in Saitama: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study in Japan

Considering the gaps in definitional, operational, and mechanistic understanding, Maitre et al created the Prematurity and Respiratory Outcomes Program (PROP), a prospective multicenter study of respiratory outcomes among preterm infants in the United States, with the goal to determine the characteristics of persistent pulmonary diseases associated with prematurity and develop the means of predicting the risk factors of the disease [3,4].

Fumihiko Namba, Kosuke Tanaka, Sayu Omori, Kazushige Ikeda, Ken Kawabata, Hiroaki Sato, Masakazu Honda, Tomonori Ichikawa, Yoshihiro Minosaki, Takehiro Michikawa, Shuntaro Oka, Kazuhiko Kabe

JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(3):e22948

Premature or Small for Gestational Age Discrimination: International Multicenter Trial Protocol for Classification of the Low-Birth-Weight Newborn Through the Optical Properties of the Skin

Premature or Small for Gestational Age Discrimination: International Multicenter Trial Protocol for Classification of the Low-Birth-Weight Newborn Through the Optical Properties of the Skin

Distinguishing between prematurity and SGA or both conditions in low-birth-weight newborns is critical to ensuring appropriate provision of care and has the potential to save lives [3,4]. Treatment of prematurity usually involves respiratory support and the administration of exogenous surfactant, to increase alveolar surface tension. Besides, most SGA newborns may have suffered from chronic intrauterine hypoxia due to placental oxygen delivery failure, and thus require specific support [5].

Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis, Gabriela Vitral, Rodney Guimarães, Juliano Gaspar, Enrico Colosimo, Sergio Taunde, Nilza Mussagy, Rita Rosado Santos, Diogo Ayres-De-Campos, Roberta Romanelli

JMIR Res Protoc 2020;9(7):e16477

Early Identification of Preterm Neonates at Birth With a Tablet App for the Simplified Gestational Age Score (T-SGAS) When Ultrasound Gestational Age Dating Is Unavailable: Protocol for a Validation Study

Early Identification of Preterm Neonates at Birth With a Tablet App for the Simplified Gestational Age Score (T-SGAS) When Ultrasound Gestational Age Dating Is Unavailable: Protocol for a Validation Study

Prematurity rates are increasing globally and of concern because prematurity is a well-recognized risk factor for increased neonatal mortality and morbidity [2-4]. In settings where the incidence and adverse consequences of prematurity are the highest (ie, resource-limited settings), pregnant women may not know the date of their last menstrual period (LMP) and ultrasound is often not available—particularly first-trimester ultrasound, when estimates of gestational age (GA) are more accurate [5].

Archana B Patel, Kunal Kurhe, Amber Prakash, Savita Bhargav, Suchita Parepalli, Elizabeth V Fogleman, Janet L Moore, Dennis D Wallace, Hemant Kulkarni, Patricia L Hibberd

JMIR Res Protoc 2019;8(3):e11913