Zubairul H. Aghai, MD
Neonatologist-
Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Symptomatic Young Infants Using Multichannel Intraluminal pH-Impedance Testing: A large Cohort Study from a Single Center; American Journal of Perinatology; (2025).
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Buprenorphine vs. morphine: impact on neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) outcomes in a single center retrospective study; Journal of Perinatology; (2025).
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Sex-Related Differences in the Severity of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: A Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study; American Journal of Perinatology; (2024).
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Hyperoxia-Induced miR-195 Causes Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Neonatal Mice; Biomedicines; (2024).
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Delayed Cord Clamping for 45 Seconds in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Impact on Hemoglobin at Birth and Close to Discharge; American Journal of Perinatology; (2024).
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DNA Methylation Patterns in Umbilical Cord Blood from Infants of Methadone Maintained Opioid Dependent Mothers; Research Square; (2024).
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Acute Kidney Injury and Abnormalities on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Death in Infants with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Case-Control Study; American Journal of Perinatology; (2024).
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DNA methylation patterns in umbilical cord blood from infants of methadone maintained opioid dependent mothers; Scientific Reports; (2024).
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Cord management in non-vigorous newborns; Seminars in Perinatology; (2023).
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RAPIDIRON Trial follow-up study — the RAPIDIRON-KIDS Study: protocol of a prospective observational follow-up study; Trials; (2023).
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Iron Deficiency Prior to Discharge in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Screening with Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content; American Journal of Perinatology; (2023).
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Reduced maternal immunity and vertical transfer of immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern with COVID-19 exposure or initial vaccination in pregnancy; Frontiers in Immunology; (2023).
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SARS-CoV-2 Covid-19 Infection During Pregnancy and Differential DNA Methylation in Human Cord Blood Cells From Term Neonates; Epigenetics Insights; (2023).
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Stopping caffeine in premature neonates: how long does it take for the level of caffeine to fall below the therapeutic range?; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2022).
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Neonatal intensive care unit admissions before and after the adoption of the baby friendly hospital initiative; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2022).
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Management of well appearing infants born to afebrile mothers with inadequate GBS prophylaxis: A retrospective comparison of the three approaches recommended by the COFN; Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; (2022).
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Impact of COVID-19 disease and COVID-19 vaccination on maternal or fetal inflammatory response, placental pathology, and perinatal outcomes; American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; (2022).
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Growth failure in infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome in the neonatal intensive care unit; Journal of Perinatology; (2022).
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Do small for gestational age infants have less severe neonatal abstinence syndrome?; Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; (2022).
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Comprehensive serologic profile and specificity of maternal and neonatal cord blood SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; AJOG Global Reports; (2022).
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COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy Induces Differential Gene Expression in Human Cord Blood Cells From Term Neonates; Frontiers in Pediatrics; (2022).
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Is it time to study routine car seat tolerance screening in a randomized controlled trial? An international survey of current practice and clinician equipoise; Journal of Perinatology; (2022).
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Management of infants born to mothers with chorioamnionitis: A retrospective comparison of the three approaches recommended by the committee on fetus and newborn; Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; (2021).
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Pulmonary immune cell transcriptome changes in double-hit model of BPD induced by chorioamnionitis and postnatal hyperoxia; Pediatric Research; (2021).
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Comprehensive Serological Profile and Specificity of Maternal and Neonatal Cord Blood SARS CoV-2 Antibodies; medRxiv; (2021).
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Influence of Patient Characteristics on Antibiotic Use Rates among Preterm Infants; Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society; (2021).
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Do extremely preterm infants need retinopathy of prematurity screening earlier than 31 weeks postmenstrual age?; Journal of Perinatology; (2021).
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Erratum: Retrcation: miR-184 mediates hyperoxia-induced injury by targeting cell death and angiogenesis signalling pathways in the developing lung (European Respiratory Journal (2020)); European Respiratory Journal; (2021).
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RAPIDIRON: Reducing Anaemia in Pregnancy in India A 3-Arm, Randomized-Controlled Trial Comparing The Effectiveness of Oral Iron With Single-Dose Intravenous Iron In The Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia In Pregnant Women And Reducing Low Birth Weight Deliveries; Research Square; (2021).
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RAPIDIRON: Reducing Anaemia in Pregnancy in India—a 3-arm, randomized-controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of oral iron with single-dose intravenous iron in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women and reducing low birth weight deliveries; Trials; (2021).
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Cerebral Palsy and the Relationship to Prematurity; Cerebral Palsy: Second Edition; (2020).
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A novel noninvasive approach for evaluating work of breathing indices in a developmental rat model using respiratory inductance plethysmography; Scientific Reports; (2020).
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A comparison of Triple I classification with neonatal early-onset sepsis calculator recommendations in neonates born to mothers with clinical chorioamnionitis; Journal of Perinatology; (2020).
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Problems During Delivery as an Etiology of Cerebral Palsy in Full-Term Infants; Cerebral Palsy: Second Edition; (2020).
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Prolonging gavage feeds for reduction of gastroesophageal reflux in infants; Journal of Perinatology; (2020).
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DNA Methylation Profile in Human Cord Blood Mononuclear Leukocytes From Term Neonates: Effects of Histological Chorioamnionitis; Frontiers in Pediatrics; (2020).
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Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Calculator and Antibiotic Therapy; JAMA Pediatrics; (2020).
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Is Maternal Methadone Dose Associated with the Severity of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?; American Journal of Perinatology; (2020).
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Gender variations in neonatal and early infant mortality in India and Pakistan: a secondary analysis from the Global Network Maternal Newborn Health Registry; Reproductive Health; (2020).
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Exclusive breast feeding and dehydration fever in newborns during the first days of life; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2020).
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Prevalence and Utility of Low Mean Corpuscular Volume in Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Journal of Pediatrics; (2020).
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Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are associated with reduced severe intraventricular hemorrhage in very-low-birth-weight infants; Journal of Perinatology; (2019).
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Apgar Scores at 10 Minutes and Outcomes in Term and Late Preterm Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Cooling Era; American Journal of Perinatology; (2019).
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Use of a Modified Early-Onset Sepsis Risk Calculator for Neonates Exposed to Chorioamnionitis; Journal of Pediatrics; (2019).
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Response to Dr. Kumar's letter; Journal of Perinatology; (2019).
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Maternal breast milk feeding and length of treatment in infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome; Journal of Perinatology; (2019).
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Identification of new biomarkers of bronchopulmonary dysplasia using metabolomics; Metabolomics; (2019).
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Adverse effects of small for gestational age differ by gestational week among very preterm infants; Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition; (2019).
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Hyperoxia causes miR199a-5p-mediated injury in the developing lung; Pediatric Research; (2019).
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Histological Chorioamnionitis Induces Differential Gene Expression in Human Cord Blood Mononuclear Leukocytes from Term Neonates; Scientific Reports; (2019).
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Do infants in the neonatal intensive care unit diagnosed with urinary tract infection need a routine voiding cystourethrogram?; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2019).
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Infants Born to Mothers with Clinical Chorioamnionitis: A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Use of Early-Onset Sepsis Risk Calculator and Prolonged Use of Antibiotics; American Journal of Perinatology; (2019).
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Association between early antibiotic exposure and bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death; Journal of Perinatology; (2018).
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Early airway microbial metagenomic and metabolomic signatures are associated with development of severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia; American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology; (2018).
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Car Seat Tolerance Screening in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Failure Rates, Risk Factors, and Adverse Outcomes; Journal of Pediatrics; (2018).
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Early gestational mesenchymal stem cell secretome attenuates experimental bronchopulmonary dysplasia in part via exosome-associated factor TSG-6; Stem Cell Research and Therapy; (2018).
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Exosomal microRNA predicts and protects against severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely premature infants; JCI insight; (2018).
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Nasogastric Feeding Tubes May Not Contribute to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Preterm Infants; American Journal of Perinatology; (2018).
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Utility of Early-Onset Sepsis Risk Calculator for Neonates Born to Mothers with Chorioamnionitis; Journal of Pediatrics; (2018).
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Umbilical cord milking for neonates who are depressed at birth: a randomized trial of feasibility; Journal of Perinatology; (2018).
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Reply; Journal of Pediatrics; (2018).
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Is early-onset sepsis risk calculator safe for the management of neonates born to mothers with chorioamnionitis?; Journal of Perinatology; (2018).
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Lung Rest during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Neonatal Respiratory Failure-Practice Variations and Outcomes; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; (2017).
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Discussion and conclusion; Writing and Publishing a Scientific Research Paper; (2017).
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Utility of measuring direct bilirubin at first 72 h of age in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit; Journal of Perinatology; (2017).
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Hyperoxia causes MIR-34a-mediated injury via angiopoietin-1 in neonatal lungs; Nature Communications; (2017).
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High flow nasal cannula use is associated with increased morbidity and length of hospitalization in extremely low birth weight infants; Journal of Pediatrics; (2016).
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure versus Mechanical Ventilation on the First Day of Life in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants; American Journal of Perinatology; (2016).
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Reply; Journal of Pediatrics; (2016).
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Temporal association between reflux-like behaviors and gastroesophageal reflux in preterm and term infants; Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition; (2016).
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The Airway Microbiome at Birth; Scientific Reports; (2016).
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Effects of multiple ventilation courses and duration of mechanical ventilation on respiratory outcomes in extremely low-birth-weight infants; JAMA Pediatrics; (2015).
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Role of guidelines on length of therapy in chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis; Pediatrics; (2014).
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Limb hypoplasia resulting from intrauterine infection with herpes simplex virus: A case report; Journal of Perinatology; (2014).
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Feeding tolerance in preterm infants on noninvasive respiratory support; Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing; (2014).
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Early caffeine therapy for prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2014).
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IFN-γ and IP-10 in tracheal aspirates from premature infants: Relationship with bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Pediatric Pulmonology; (2013).
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Detection of pepsin in mouth swab: Correlation with clinical gastroesophageal reflux in preterm infants; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2013).
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Severe pulmonary hypertension with therapeutic L-lysine ibuprofen in 2 preterm neonates; Pediatrics; (2012).
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Impact of histological chorioamnionitis on tracheal aspirate cytokines in premature infants; American Journal of Perinatology; (2012).
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Effects of prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke on use of xanthine and pneumogram evaluation at discharge in premature infants; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2012).
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Sirtuin1 in tracheal aspirate leukocytes: Possible role in the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2012).
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Utility of performing routine head ultrasounds in preterm infants with gestational age 3034 weeks; Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine; (2012).
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First responder performance in pediatric trauma: A comparison with an adult cohort; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; (2011).
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Twice-weekly fluconazole prophylaxis in premature infants: Association with cholestasis; Pediatrics International; (2011).
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The effect of comprehensive infection control measures on the rate of late-onset bloodstream infections in very low-birth-weight infants; American Journal of Perinatology; (2011).
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Rickettsial diseases in central india: Proposed clinical scoring system for early detection of spotted fever; Indian Pediatrics; (2011).
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Hyperoxia impairs alveolar formation and induces senescence through decreased histone deacetylase activity and up-regulation of p21 in neonatal mouse lung; Pediatric Research; (2011).
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A role for matrix metalloproteinase 9 in IFNγ-mediated injury in developing lungs: Relevance to bronchopulmonary dysplasia; American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology; (2011).
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High-mobility group box-1 protein in tracheal aspirates from premature infants: Relationship with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and steroid therapy; Journal of Perinatology; (2010).
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Mild postnatal hydronephrosis is not associated with increased vesicoureteral reflux; Internet Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatology; (2010).
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Utility of measuring direct bilirubin at 12-24 hours of age in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit; Perinatology; (2009).
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Mild postnatal hydronephrosis is not associated with increased vesicoureteral reflux; Internet Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatology; (2009).
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Intractable neonatal seizures: An unusual presentation of congenital hypothyroidism; Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism; (2009).
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A role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor in the neonatal respiratory distress syndrome; Journal of Immunology; (2008).
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Pepsin, a marker of gastric contents, is increased in tracheal aspirates from preterm infants who develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Pediatrics; (2008).
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Angiopoietin 2 concentrations in infants developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Attenuation by dexamethasone; Journal of Perinatology; (2008).
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Azithromycin suppresses activation of nuclear factor-kappa B and synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines in tracheal aspirate cells from premature infants; Pediatric Research; (2007).
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Dexamethasone suppresses expression of nuclear factor-kappaB in the cells of tracheobronchial lavage fluid in premature neonates with respiratory distress; Pediatric Research; (2006).
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Work of breathing using high-flow nasal cannula in preterm infants; Journal of Perinatology; (2006).
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Synchronized nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (SNIPPV) decreases work of breathing (WOB) in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) compared to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP); Pediatric Pulmonology; (2006).
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Pepsin, a reliable marker of gastric aspiration, is frequently detected in tracheal aspirates from premature ventilated neonates: Relationship with feeding and methylxanthine therapy; Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition; (2006).
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Fluconazole prophylaxis in extremely low birth weight infants: Association with cholestasis; Journal of Perinatology; (2006).
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Work of breathing during nasal continuous positive airway pressure in preterm infants: A comparison of bubble vs variable-flow devices; Journal of Perinatology; (2005).
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Digital Image Analysis (DIA) versus manual microscopic analysis in quantifying immunohistochemical cellular staining; Microscopy and Microanalysis; (2004).
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Spectral characteristics of airway opening and chest wall tidal flows in spontaneously breathing preterm infants; Journal of Applied Physiology; (2003).
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Respiratory burst activity in bronchopulmonary dysplasia and changes with dexamethasone; Pediatric Pulmonology; (2003).
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Changes in lung volume and work of breathing: A comparison of two variable-flow nasal continuous positive airway pressure devices in very low birth weight infants; Pediatric Pulmonology; (2003).
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Basement membrane biomarkers in very low birth weight premature infants: Association with length of NICU stay and bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Biology of the Neonate; (2002).