Very Preterm Infants with Technological Dependence at Home: Impact on Resource Use and Family.

CONCLUSION: Medical complexity is common following very preterm birth and has a significant impact on health care use as well as family employment and is more often associated with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Efforts should be deployed to facilitate care coordination upon hospital discharge and to support families of preterm children with medical complexity.
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Source: Neonatology - March 24, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Nassel D, Chartrand C, Doré-Bergeron MJ, Lefebvre F, Ballantyne M, Van Overmeire B, Luu TM, on behalf of the Canadian Neonatal Network and the Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research