Chronic lung preterms

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CHRONIC LUNG PRETERMS (running time = 1:53)

SUGGESTED INTRO: A NEW STUDY LOOKS AT THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF PRETERM INFANTS SUFFERING FROM A LUNG CONDITION CALLED BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA. HERE'S A REPORT:

VIDEO: CU of preterm infant in incubator. Mom, friend, and nurse in the intensive care unit. CU's of neo-nate unit and baby.

VOICEOVER: PRETERM INFANT SURVIVAL RATES ARE GREATER THAN EVER, BUT MANY OF THESE BABIES FACE A DEBILITATING LUNG DISORDER CALLED BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA OR B-P-D. AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, LYNN SINGER RECENTLY COMPLETED A STUDY OF THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF B-P-D ON PRETERM BABIES, NOW PUBLISHED IN THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL "PEDIATRICS".

VIDEO: Interview on-camera. CU of mother's hand stroking baby's head. CU of nurse. Shot of mother and friend at incubator.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:
LYNN SINGER, PH.D.,
CWRU ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS AND PSYCHIATRY

SOUND BITE: LYNN SINGER, PH.D.

OUTCUE: "... continuing through school age." (:27)

VIDEO: Shot of 19-month-old BPD baby being examined. Nurse and mother at incubator.

VOICEOVER: B-P-D CAUSES LEARNING AND MOTOR SKILL DEFICITS IN PRETERMS ACCORDING TO NEONATOLOGIST, JILL BALEY. SHE SAYS THESE BABIES WILL NEED EXTRA HELP TO DEVELOP.

VIDEO: Interview on-camera. More shots of 19 month-old BPD baby.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:
JILL BALEY, M.D.,
CWRU NEONATOLOGIST

SOUND BITE: JILL BALEY, M.D.

OUTCUE: "... becoming more self-sufficient." (:38)

VIDEO: Wide shot of mother, friend, and nurse in intensive care unit. CU of mother in blue hat. CU of her baby in incubator.

VOICEOVER: THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT REDUCING PARENTAL DEPRESSION DURING EARLY NURTURING, NOTICEABLY IMPROVED THE OUTCOME OF THESE FRAGILE INFANTS EFFECTED BY B-P-D.

THIS IS DAVE NAROSNY REPORTING FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND.

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