Impact of emollient therapy for preterm infants in the neonatal period on child neurodevelopment in Bangladesh: an observational cohort study

• Main Authors: Gary L. Darmstadt (Author), Naila Z. Khan (Author), Summer Rosenstock (Author), Humaira Muslima (Author), Monowara Parveen (Author), Wajeeha Mahmood (Author), A. S. M. Nawshad Uddin Ahmed (Author), M. A. K. Azad Chowdhury (Author), Scott Zeger (Author), Samir K. Saha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Topical treatment with sunflower seed oil (SSO) or Aquaphor® reduced sepsis and neonatal mortality in hospitalized preterm infants <33 weeks' gestational age in Bangladesh. We sought to determine whether the emollient treatments improved neurodevelopmental outcomes during...