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Transforming preterm care: The power of small baby guidelines in enhancing outcomes

Leeann Pavlek1, Debra Armbruster1, Cecilie Halling1

  • 1Division of Neonatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH, USA.

Seminars in Perinatology
|October 8, 2025
PubMed

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Improving survival rates for extremely preterm (EPT) infants requires reducing complications. Standardized, multidisciplinary guidelines are crucial for consistent, high-quality care from delivery through the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatalogy
  • Perinatology
  • Pediatric Critical Care

Background:

  • Improving survival rates of extremely preterm (EPT) infants necessitates a focus on reducing associated morbidities and complications.
  • Management of EPT infants presents complex clinical, logistical, and ethical challenges.
  • Variability in outcomes across centers highlights the critical impact of early neonatal period care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize the importance of standardized, multidisciplinary guidelines in improving outcomes for EPT infants.
  • To outline how guidelines can provide a framework for consistent clinical management.
  • To illustrate the comprehensive application of guidelines throughout the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) course.

Main Methods:

  • Review of published literature on EPT infant care.
  • Incorporation of center-specific experiences into guideline development.
  • Development of multidisciplinary guidelines for neonatal intensive care.

Main Results:

  • Standardized guidelines are essential for enhancing EPT infant outcomes.
  • Multidisciplinary guidelines promote a consistent approach to care.
  • Guidelines can positively influence care from antenatal counseling to NICU discharge.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized, multidisciplinary guidelines are vital for optimizing the care and outcomes of extremely preterm infants.
  • Consistent application of guidelines across the entire neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) continuum improves patient management.
  • Evidence-based guidelines support better clinical decision-making and resource allocation for vulnerable EPT populations.

Keywords:
Extremely preterm infantGuidelinesNeonatal intensive care unitNeonatePreterm infant

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