• Early Parent-Administered Physical Therapy for Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Ustad, Tordis; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Campbell, Suzann K; Girolami, Gay L; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Jørgensen, Lone; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Øberg, Gunn Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term effect of parent-administered physical therapy in the preterm period on motor performance in medically stable infants. METHODS: This study was a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized ...
    • Gestational Age, Parent Education, and Education in Adulthood 

      Bilsteen, Josephine; Alenius, Suvi; Bråthen, Magne; Børch, Klaus; Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Lashkarian, Mariam; Nurhonen, Markku; Risnes, Kari Ravndal; Sandin, Sven; Wel, Kjetil A. van der; Wolke, Dieter; Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      BACKGROUND: Adults born preterm (<37 weeks) have lower educational attainment than those born term. Whether this relationship is modified by family factors such as socioeconomic background is, however, less well known. We ...
    • In the best interest of the. . .parents: Norwegian health personnel on the proper role of parents in neonatal decision-making 

      Ursin, Lars; Syltern, Janicke Marita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      OBJECTIVES: The role of parents in life-and-death decision-making for infants born at the border of viability is challenging. Some argue that parents should have the final say in decisions about life-sustaining treatment. ...
    • NICU dialects: Understanding Norwegian practice variation 

      Syltern, Janicke Marita; Markestad, Trond Jacob; Saugstad, Ola Didrik; Støen, Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In Norway, a national consensus-based guideline used to address thresholds for offering life support at extreme preterm birth was issued in 1998. Since then, therapeutic advances may have changed attitudes and expectations ...
    • Relative age and psychotropic drug use in preterm and term-born children and young adults 

      Bachmann, Christine Strand; Risnes, Kari; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Schei, Jorun; Pape, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background and Objectives Being among the youngest within a school class is linked to disadvantages in various educational and mental health domains. This study aimed to investigate whether preterm born infants are ...