BACKGROUND. The survival of prematurely born infants has greatly increased in recent
decades because of advances in neonatal intensive care, which have included the advent of
ventilatory therapies. However, there is limited knowledge as to the impact of these
therapies on the developing brain. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the influence of
randomized respiratory therapy with either early continuous positive airway pressure or
delayed continuous positive airway pressure preceded by positive pressure ventilation on …