Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants: a retrospective national cohort study

• Main Authors: Chih-Cheng Chen (Author), Chien-Chou Hsiao (Author), Teh-Ming Wang (Author), Kuo-Inn Tsou (Author), Tzu-Cheng Tseng (Author), Ya-Chi Hsu (Author), Chung-Ting Hsu (Author), Yi-Hsuan Lin (Author), Ming-Chih Lin (Author), Jui-Hsing Chang (Author), Po-Nien Tsao (Author), Shu-Chi Mu (Author), Chyong-Hsin Hsu (Author), Reyin Lien (Author), Hung-Chih Lin (Author), Chao-Ching Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To compare the neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Premature infants born in 2018 were assigned to the pre-pandemic group, while those born in 2019 were assigned to the during-pandemic group.Setting Nationwide cohort study.Patients...