The incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is showing an increasing trend in the
United States. This may be because of increasing survival rates among extremely preterm …

Background Inositol is an essential nutrient required by human cells in culture for growth
and survival. Inositol promotes maturation of several components of surfactant and may play …

An increasing number of extremely premature infants survive the neonatal period and
beyond. Little is known about the maturation of the preterm infant's metabolome and its …

Chronic lung disease of prematurity or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a common
complication of preterm birth. Nutrition may affect incidence and severity of BPD. In this …

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a blinding morbidity of preterm infants, which represents
a significant clinical problem, accounting for up to 40% of all childhood blindness. ROP …

Despite improvements in the care and outcomes of infants born extremely preterm,
bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a common and frustrating complication of …

Importance Results of clinical trials can only represent included participants, and many
neonatal trials fail due to insufficient participation. Infants not included in research may differ …

Reducing the burden of visual morbidity from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) begins with
primary prevention, and improvements in neonatal care with a positive impact on ROP are …

Importance Representativeness of populations within neonatal clinical trials is crucial to
moving the field forward. Although racial and ethnic disparities in research inclusion are well …

Background Severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is associated with adverse outcomes.
Relationships between milder ROP and outcomes have not been defined. We hypothesized …