Original article
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm singletons, twins and higher-order gestations: a population-based cohort study Lokiny Gnanendran,1 Barbara Bajuk,2 Julee Oei,3,4 Kei Lui,3,4 Mohamed E Abdel-Latif,5,6 for the NICUS Network 1
Department of Medicine, Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Units’ Data Collection, NSW Pregnancy and Newborn Services Network, New South Wales, Australia 3 Department of Newborn Care, Royal Hospital for Women, New South Wales, Australia 4 School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia 5 Department of Neonatology, Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 6 School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Correspondence to Professor Mohamed E Abdel-Latif, Department of Neonatology, Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, The Australian National University Medical School, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia; [email protected]. au Received 16 November 2013 Revised 9 September 2014 Accepted 9 October 2014 Published Online First 30 October 2014
ABSTRACT Objective To study the neurodevelopmental outcomes of multiple (twins, triplets, quads) compared with singleton extremely preterm infants
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm singletons, twins and higher-order gestations: a population-based cohort study Lokiny Gnanendran,1 Barbara Bajuk,2 Julee Oei,3,4 Kei Lui,3,4 Mohamed E Abdel-Latif,5,6 for the NICUS Network 1
Department of Medicine, Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Units’ Data Collection, NSW Pregnancy and Newborn Services Network, New South Wales, Australia 3 Department of Newborn Care, Royal Hospital for Women, New South Wales, Australia 4 School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia 5 Department of Neonatology, Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 6 School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Correspondence to Professor Mohamed E Abdel-Latif, Department of Neonatology, Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, The Australian National University Medical School, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia; [email protected]. au Received 16 November 2013 Revised 9 September 2014 Accepted 9 October 2014 Published Online First 30 October 2014
ABSTRACT Objective To study the neurodevelopmental outcomes of multiple (twins, triplets, quads) compared with singleton extremely preterm infants
