Morphine and fentanyl are commonly used drugs in extremely preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but their impact on brain growth is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between opioid exposure and brain size in extremely preterm infants.
Kim, S.H., Cherkerzian, S., Sheldon, Y. et al. Associations between opioid exposure and brain size among extremely preterm infants.
J Perinatol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-026-02847-y
