Kindinger, LM;
David, AL;
(2019)
The role of the obstetrician in the prevention of retinopathy of prematurity.
Seminars in Perinatology
, 43
(6)
pp. 323-332.
10.1053/j.semperi.2019.05.003.
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Abstract
This review underlines the important role that obstetricians play in the prevention of retinopathy of prematurity. Efforts predominately focus on predicting which pregnant women are at highest risk of preterm birth, instigating treatments to prevent pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and maternal infection which could lead to iatrogenic or spontaneous preterm birth, and optimizing care when preterm birth is inevitable. More broadly, optimizing maternal health pre-conception through stopping smoking, improving diet, reducing obesity with its associated gestational diabetes, and treating hypertension may reduce preterm birth and other pregnancy complications. This is a message that all healthcare professionals including obstetricians, neonatologists and GPs, nursing and midwifery staff need to communicate all women and men who are contemplating having a baby.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The role of the obstetrician in the prevention of retinopathy of prematurity |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1053/j.semperi.2019.05.003 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semperi.2019.05.003 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Obstetrician, Obstetrics, Prematurity, Preterm birth, Retinopathy of prematurity |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Maternal and Fetal Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10077660 |
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