- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Gut microbiota and health
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
University of Auckland
2021-2024
Background Children born preterm, particularly at earlier gestations, are increased risk for mortality and morbidity, but later health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is less well described. Neurodevelopmental impairment socio-economic status may also influence HRQoL. Our aim was to describe the HRQoL a cohort New Zealand children very extremely how this related neurodevelopmental impairment, gestational age, deprivation. Methods <30 weeks’ gestation or <1500 g birthweight were...
Neonatal hypoglycaemia is common, affecting approximately 50% of at-risk neonates, and associated with long-term neurological impairment, especially when severe or persistent.1 Oral dextrose gel widely used as an effective, safe, non-invasive inexpensive treatment for neonatal hypoglycaemia.1, 2 A large multicentre randomised trial3 has recently confirmed a previous report4 that, prophylactically in also reduces the incidence hypoglycaemia. To inform considerations about potential...