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Kimberly Dow

Professor of Pediatrics, Queen's University
Verified email at qpeds.ca
Cited by 3832

Effectiveness of family integrated care in neonatal intensive care units on infant and parent outcomes: a multicentre, multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trial

…, G Caouette, D McMillan, L Ly, K Dow… - The Lancet Child & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Despite evidence suggesting that parent involvement was beneficial for infant
and parent outcomes, the Family Integrated Care (FICare) programme was one of the first …

Neonatal outcomes of very low birth weight and very preterm neonates: an international comparison

…, D McMillan, W Andrews, L Kovacs, K Dow… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To compare rates of a composite outcome of mortality or major morbidity in very-preterm/very
low birth weight infants between 8 members of the International Network for …

Association between antibiotic use and neonatal mortality and morbidities in very low-birth-weight infants without culture-proven sepsis or necrotizing enterocolitis

…, A Synnes, A Roberts, A Deshpandey, K Dow… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Excessive antibiotic use has been associated with altered bacterial colonization
and may result in antibiotic resistance, fungemia, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and …

Outcomes and care practices for preterm infants born at less than 33 weeks' gestation: a quality-improvement study

…, DD McMillan, M Seshia, N Singhal, K Dow… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children
younger than 5 years. We report the changes in neonatal outcomes and care practices among …

Rooming-in care for infants of opioid-dependent mothers: Implementation and evaluation at a tertiary care hospital

A Newman, GA Davies, K Dow, B Holmes… - Canadian family …, 2015 - cfp.ca
Problem addressed Infants born to opioid-dependent women are admitted to intensive care
units for management of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), serious morbidity, and …

The role of antenatal corticosteroids in twin pregnancies complicated by preterm birth

…, C Nwaesei, KS Lee, M Dunn, B Lemyre, K Dow… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Data regarding the effects of antenatal corticosteroids in twin pregnancies are
limited because of the insufficient number of women with twins enrolled in randomized …

Rooming-in for infants at risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome

…, A Newman, L Newton, K Dow - American Journal of …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Objective To examine the impact of a rooming-in program for infants at risk of neonatal
abstinence syndrome (NAS) on the need for pharmacologic treatment and length of …

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born at< 29 weeks of gestation admitted to Canadian neonatal intensive care units based on location of birth

…, O Da, C Nwaesei, M Dunn, B Lemyre, K Dow… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To compare mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes of outborn and inborn
preterm infants born at <29 weeks of gestation admitted to Canadian neonatal intensive care …

Corticotropin‐releasing hormone induces proliferation and TNF‐α release in cultured rat microglia via MAP kinase signalling pathways

W Wang, P Ji, KE Dow - Journal of neurochemistry, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We have previously demonstrated that corticotropin‐releasing hormone (CRH) receptor 1 (CRH‐R1)
is functionally expressed in rat microglia. In the present study, we show that CRH, …

Survey of noninvasive respiratory support practices in Canadian neonatal intensive care units

…, KS Lee, M Dunn, B Lemyre, K Dow… - Acta …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate practice variation with respect to noninvasive respiratory support ( NRS )
use across Canadian neonatal intensive care units ( NICU s). Methods A web‐based survey …