Neonatal diseases and oxidative stress in premature infants: an integrative review

Abstract Objective To describe the relationship of oxidative stress and antioxidant biomarkers in cord blood of premature newborns and the prognosis of diseases in the neonatal period. Sources This study consists of an integrative review. Searches were conducted in electronic databases Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Medline/Lilacs through the Virtual Library on Health Issues, using the descriptors: “premature infants”, “preterm infants”, “preterm birth”, “preterm”, “oxidative stress”, “antioxidants”, “infant, premature, diseases” and “cord blood”. Origina...

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