Academic Editors: Michael H. Dahan and Jacques Balayla
Background: To evaluate the impact perinatal factors closely related to
the development of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in preterm infants.
Methods: A retrospective case-control study was performed on premature
infants born in our perinatal center in 2014–2018. Neonates with IVH were
age-matched with normal controls (1:5). Perinatal factors were compared between
cases and controls. Results: Fourteen cases and 70 controls had a median
of 26.5 (range 22–29) weeks gestational age. Significant difference was observed
regarding the incidence of clinical chorioamnionitis (43% and 14%, p =
0.023) and the use of magnesium sulfate (MgSO