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The next questions will be addressed in the present study: 1. Do moderately preterm infants differ in development and attention and concentration capacities from a term and very preterm infants during the first years of life? 2. Do attention and…
1. To describe the development of the nature of the immune system in early life in a profile of cytokines, chemokines and adipokines. 2. To evaluate less invasive methods like the use of saliva or less demanding methods like the use of dried bloods…
The main question in the study isHow do moderately preterm infants and their parents differ from term, as well as extreme preterm infants in (a) development and self regulation skills of the infants, (b) interaction patterns and relationship between…
To evaluate the predictive value of microcirculatory perfusion for the incidence of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) dependency and consequently survival. To evaluate the effects of vasopressor drugs and iNO on microcirculatory perfusion.
To establish microcirculatory profiles using non-invasive diagnostic imaging in NEC.
The main objective of the study is to provide insight in the developmental problems of very premature and/or VLBW children compared to their term born peers, and to investigate the possible beneficial longitudinal effects of the GEEF intervention on…
The objective of this study is to examine the consequences of the use of an SSRI in pregnancy for motor and cognitive development of the child, in the short and long term.
- To analyze retinoid levels in plasma and amniotic fluid from infants and mothers to establish the potential link between retinoids and CDH. - To establish a registry of blood and tissue samples that will be valuable for future studies of the…
The objective of this study is to describe the association of physical, neuromotor, neurocognitive and social-emotional development with the parent-child interaction in high-risk NICU graduates at the age of 5 years, compared to term born age mates…
To prove that 1 corticosteroids administration is the main factor in diminished bone density of preterm neonates, 2 dexamethasone has more influence than hydrocortisone and 3 children with abberant ricketsscreening have a transient diminished bone…
The primary objective of the study is to examine muscle atrophy in fetuses with single or bilateral IPEV, in comparison to a normal population by measuring the circumference of the upper and lower legs by ultrasound examination. The length of the…
The quality and quantity of the innate immune response to bacteria should be tightly regulated leading to resolution of infection while minimizing damage to host tissue. We hypothesize that this regulation depends on gestational age at delivery and…
To explore cardiovascular remodelling with subsequent altered cardiac function (assessed as strain rate) in extremely premature neonates (born <30 weeks and/or birth weight < 1000 gram) with FGR.
The primary objective is to study the association between maternal TL and the risk of SB in offspring. The secondary objectives are to investigate the relation between maternal TL and obstetrical (pregnancy course and outcome), environmental risk…
In 2004, a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers in the UZ Leuven hospital started to collaborate on the rare problem of cancer during pregnancy. The collaboration between gynaecologists, pediatricians, hematologists, farmacologists,…
The aim of this study is to characterize the composition of amniotic fluid, collected during preterm delivery, of extremely preterm infants (24-28 weeks), using novel molecular techniques. These approaches include microbial (e.g. IS-pro analysis)…
To obtain a fundamental understanding if and which chemotherapeutic agents used for treating cancer during pregnancy are associated with offspring (epi)genetic changes, potentially causing FGR and childhood/adult diseases later in life.
To study cognitive and behavioral outcome and resting-state dynamics in children with a history of perinatal asphyxia before and after the introduction of hyothermia and to compare these data with a group of controls.
First, to compare MLP children with FT and with EP peers regarding intelligence at age 14 to 15 years. Second, to compare MLP children with FT and with EP peers regarding health, health-related behaviors, growth measures, blood pressure, pubertal…