Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
Care of the Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns after NICU discharge
Vol. 24 No. 1 (2022), Review articles
Vol. 24 No. 1 (2022)

Care of the Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns after NICU discharge

Review articles
Published 2022-04-10 — Updated on 2023-01-17
Julie Van Poucke
Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Follow-up center, CHU Tivoli, La Louvière, Belgium
Lisa Mailleux
KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Neurorehabilitation Research Group Belgium; KU Leuven Child & Youth Institute, Leuven, Belgium
Nathalie De Beukelaer
KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Neurorehabilitation Research Group Belgium; KU Leuven Child & Youth Institute, Leuven, Belgium
Sabrina Laroche
University of Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital, Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care, Edegem, Belgium
Els Ortibus
KU Leuven, Department of Development and regeneration, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven Child & Youth Institute, Leuven, Belgium
Elodie Strebelle
Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Follow-up center, CHU Tivoli, La Louvière, Belgium
Anne François
Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Follow-up center, CHC Montlégia, Liège, Belgium

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extremely premature
follow-up
neurodevelopmental impairment
complex care

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Van Poucke, J., Mailleux, L., De Beukelaer, N., Laroche, S., Ortibus, E., Strebelle, E., & François, A. (2023). Care of the Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns after NICU discharge. Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 24(1), 55–61. Retrieved from https://belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/95 (Original work published April 10, 2022)
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Abstract

Extremely low gestational age newborns, born before 28 weeks of gestation, have a significant risk for medical complications and developmental disabilities, stressing the need to closely follow their health and development. In Belgium, the neurodevelopmental follow-up of these infants is organized according to a RIZIV-INAMI Convention. On the order hand, the general pediatrician also has an essential role in the prevention and diagnosis of complications and in supporting the families. This article provides an overview of the short- and long-term complications these children can present with.

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