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I am a neonatal pediatrician at Tours University Hospital. My research interests focus on developmental care (environmental and behavioral strategies to reduce stress in the premature newborn and enhance competence development). I am also particularly interested in the outcome of children born prematurely, especially those born between 32 and 36 SA (moderate and late prematurity).
Research interests
- Developmental care
- Outcome of children born prematurely
- Moderate and late prematurity
Key publications
- Mitha A, Marchand-Martin L, Zores C, Benhammou V, Berne-Audeoud F, Kaminski M, Rozé JC, Kuhn P, Pierrat V. Association between skin-to-skin contact and cognition and behaviour at 5 years in children born at 24-31 weeks' gestation: a secondary analysis of a national population-based prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Sep 27;89:103528. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103528. PMID: 41079029; PMCID: PMC12510073.
View publication - Mitha A, Chen R, Razaz N, Johansson S, Stephansson O, Altman M, Bolk J. Neurological development in children born moderately or late preterm: national cohort study. BMJ. 2024 Jan 24;384:e075630. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-075630. PMID: 38267070; PMCID: PMC11957549.
View publication - Mitha A, Piedvache A, Glorieux I, Zeitlin J, Roué JM, Blondel B, Durox M, Burguet A, Kaminski M, Ancel PY, Pierrat V; EPIPAGE-2 Neurodevelopmental Care Writing Group. Unit policies and breast milk feeding at discharge of very preterm infants: The EPIPAGE-2 cohort study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2019 Jan;33(1):59-69. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12536. PMID: 30698887.
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Breast milk feeding at discharge of preterm infants and unit policies : EPIPAGE-2 cohort study
Ayoub Mitha
Promotion : 2015 - 2019
Supervisor.s : Véronique Pierrat, Pierre-Yves Ancel
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