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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2022

2. Antenatal and Neonatal Endocrinology

Fetal and Neonatal Cortisol and Growth Hormone Physiology

ey0019.2-21 | Fetal and Neonatal Cortisol and Growth Hormone Physiology | ESPEYB19

2.21. Preterm birth and infant diurnal cortisol regulation

DQ Stoye , JP Boardman , C Osmond , G Sullivan , G Lamb , GS Black , NZ Homer , N Nelson , E Theodorsson , RM Reynolds , E Morelius

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2022 Mar 14:fetalneonatal-2021-323296. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323296. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35288450.Brief Summary: This study tested the hypothesis that the diurnal cortisol area under the curve (mean daily level) and diurnal cortisol slope (decline across the day) differ between infants born preterm and those born at term. Extremely pr...