Risk Factors Associated with Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants with ≤28 Weeks Gestational Age

Abstract

Preterm infants with low arterial blood pressure, absence of antenatal corticosteroids, low 5-min APGAR-Score, higher paCO2 within the first 3 days of life and multiple gestation were at higher risk to develop GM-IVH. Avoiding these risk factors may help to decrease the rate of GM-IVH.