Cesarean delivery impacts infant brain development

SC Deoni, SH Adams, X Li… - American Journal …, 2019 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The cesarean delivery rate has increased globally in the
past few decades. Neurodevelopmental outcomes associated with cesarean delivery are …

[HTML][HTML] Early brain microstructural development among preterm infants requiring caesarean section versus those delivered vaginally

PS Bobba, CF Weber, A Malhotra, MO Bahtiyar… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
It is known that the rate of caesarean section (C-section) has been increasing among
preterm births. However, the relationship between C-section and long-term neurological …

Third trimester brain growth in preterm infants compared with in utero healthy fetuses

M Bouyssi-Kobar, AJ du Plessis, R McCarter… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: Preterm infants born before 32 weeks of gestational age (GA) and weighing<
1500 g with no evidence of structural brain injury on conventional MRI and healthy pregnant …

Association of gestational age at birth with brain morphometry

H El Marroun, R Zou, MF Leeuwenburg… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Preterm and postterm births are associated with adverse neuropsychiatric
outcomes. However, it remains unclear whether variation of gestational age within the 37-to …

Regional brain development in serial magnetic resonance imaging of low-risk preterm infants

AUJ Mewes, PS Hüppi, H Als, FJ Rybicki… - …, 2006 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. MRI studies have shown that preterm infants with brain injury have altered
brain tissue volumes. Investigation of preterm infants without brain injury offers the …

[HTML][HTML] Brain volumetry in fetuses that deliver very preterm: an MRI pilot study

L Story, A Davidson, P Patkee, B Fleiss… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Infants born preterm are at increased risk of neurological complications
resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The exact mechanism and the impact of …

Cerebral perfusion is perturbed by preterm birth and brain injury

ES Mahdi, M Bouyssi-Kobar… - American Journal …, 2018 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Early disturbances in systemic and cerebral
hemodynamics are thought to mediate prematurity-related brain injury. However, the extent …

Delivery mode and child development at 20 months of age and 7 years of age in the Republic of Seychelles

A Zavez, SW Thurston, MD Rand, DW Mruzek… - Maternal and child …, 2021 - Springer
Objective To determine if cesarean delivery is adversely associated with child
neurodevelopment as measured at 20 months and 7 years. Methods In a prospective cohort …

[HTML][HTML] Altered local cerebellar and brainstem development in preterm infants

Y Wu, C Stoodley, M Brossard-Racine, K Kapse… - Neuroimage, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Premature birth is associated with high prevalence of neurodevelopmental
impairments in surviving infants. The putative role of cerebellar and brainstem dysfunction …

Longitudinal trajectories of regional cerebral blood flow in very preterm infants during third trimester ex utero development assessed with MRI

Z Zun, K Kapse, M Jacobs, S Basu, M Said… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background The third trimester of gestation is a crucial phase of rapid brain development,
but little has been reported on the trajectories of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in preterm infants …