About the group

The main research strategy of the group is to exploit prospectively collected quality-controlled register data, as well as to initiate and participate in clinical studies.

Projects

The group has been involved in a number of research projects:

  • TREOCAPA – European clinical randomized placebo-controlled study on prophylactic treatment of ductus arteriosus in premature infants born before 29 weeks of gestation.
  • Early and late sepsis in a national cohort of premature babies born before 32 weeks of pregnancy during the years 2009 to 2019
  • Risk factors for early and late sepsis in a national cohort of premature babies born before 32 weeks during the years 2009 to 2019
  • Gram-negative sepsis in a national cohort of premature babies born before 32 weeks during the years 2009 to 2014, virulence factors and antibiotic resistance
  • Risks associated with long-term antibiotics exposure without a recognized agent, based on data from NNK (Norwegian Neonatal Network database)
  • Consequences of survival and morbidity in the neonatal period for 5 to 10-year old children treated with therapeutic hypothermia during the years 2009 to 2016
  • Risk factors for perinatal asphyxia and therapeutic hypothermia during pregnancy and birth in the years 2009 to 2016
  • Neonatal seizures; risk factors during pregnancy and birth
  • Stillbirths and death during the first year of life – a 10-year long cohort study from 2009 to 2018
  • Factors predicting weaning success in extremely premature infants born before 26 weeks of gestation
  • Fetal assessment of the myocardium and evaluation of the neonate (FAME-n) study
  • CRIB II score as a predictor of morbidity and mortality in premature infants born before 32 weeks of gestation, using data from the Norwegian Neonatal Network database

Cooperation

We cooperate closely with many national as well as international institutions.

National cooperation

  • Medical Birth Registry of Norway
  • Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo
  • Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø
  • Stavanger University Hospital
  • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Ålesund Hospital

International cooperation

We have close cooperation with neonatal registers in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland with the prospect of establishing a joint neonatal register.

Selected publications

  1. Ohnstad, M.O., et al., Associations between unit workloads and outcomes of first extubation attempts in extremely premature infants below a gestational age of 26 weeks. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023.
  2. Norman, M., et al., Preterm birth in the Nordic countries—Capacity, management and outcome in neonatal care. Acta Paediatrica, 2023. 112(7): p. 1422-1433.
  3. Huncikova, Z., et al., Late-onset sepsis in very preterm infants in Norway in 2009–2018: a population-based study. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 2023: p. fetalneonatal-2022-324977.
  4. Vatne, A., et al., Early Empirical Antibiotics and Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Very Preterm: A Population-Based Cohort. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2023. 253: p. 107-114.e5.
  5. Huncikova, Z., et al., Variation in antibiotic consumption in very preterm infants — a 10 year population-based study. On behalf of the Norwegian Neonatal Network. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 21 November 2023.
  6. Ohnstad M et al. Associations between unit workloads and outcomes of first extubation attempts in extremely premature infants below a gestational age of 26 weeks. On behalf of the Norwegian Neonatal Network. Front Pediatr. 2023.