BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: As outcomes for extremely premature infants improve, up-todate, large-scale studies are needed to provide accurate, contemporary information for clinicians, families, and policy makers. We used nationwide New Zealand data to explore the impact of gestational age on health and educational outcomes through to adolescence.

Travellers visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) often have complex pre-travel needs. We identified the characteristics, destinations, vaccinations and pre-travel advice provided to VFRs and compared these with non-VFR travellers. The significant differences we found suggest that future research should focus on improving the uptake of recommended interventions in VFR travellers.

(Abstracted from Pediatrics 2018;142(5):e20181016) Advances in perinatal medicine over the last 20 years have improved survival for preterm infants; however, with increasing survival, more information is needed about the long-term impact of preterm birth, particularly in periviable infants (gestation <25 weeks and/or birth weight <500 g). Other large cohort studies have examined the morbidity and mortality experienced by extremely preterm infants and have described increased hospital readmissions, impacts on behavior and academic performance at school, and other early childhood effects, but they have not considered the longer-term consequences or were performed during a different era of perinatal care.

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