H. Varendi

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1. Does the newborn baby find the nipple by smell?

   H. Varendi, R. Porter, J. Winberg

   1994The Lancet223 citations

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2. Breast odour as the only maternal stimulus elicits crawling towards the odour source

   H. Varendi, RH Porter

   2001Acta paediatrica178 citations

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3. Acutely and Retrospectively Diagnosed Perinatal Stroke: A Population-Based Study

   R. Laugesaar, A. Kolk, T. Tomberg, T. Metsvaht +3 more

   2007Stroke171 citations Open access

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4. Association of Short Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration-to-Birth Intervals With Survival and Morbidity Among Very Preterm Infants: Results From the EPICE Cohort

   M. Norman, A. Piedvache, K. Børch, L. Huusom +16 more

   2017JAMA pediatrics133 citations Open access

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5. Attractiveness of amniotic fluid odor: evidence of prenatal olfactory learning?

   H. Varendi, R. Porter, J. Winberg

   1996Acta paediatrica133 citations

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6. Soothing effect of amniotic fluid smell in newborn infants.

   H. Varendi, K. Christensson, R. H. Porter, J. Winberg

   1998Early Human Development117 citations

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7. Behavioral effects observed in human newborns during exposure to naturally occurring odors

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   1999111 citations

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8. High variability in the dosing of commonly used antibiotics revealed by a Europe-wide point prevalence study: implications for research and dissemination

   T. Metsvaht, G. Nellis, H. Varendi, A. Nunn +7 more

   2015BMC Pediatrics86 citations Open access

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9. Parent and nurse perceptions on the quality of family-centred care in 11 European NICUs.

   Simo Raiskila, L. Lehtonen, B. Tandberg, E. Normann +9 more

   2016Australian Critical Care81 citations

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10. Low breastfeeding continuation to 6 months for very preterm infants: A European multiregional cohort study

    C. Bonnet, B. Blondel, A. Piedvache, E. Wilson +53 more

    2018Maternal and Child Nutrition78 citations Open access

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11. Wide variation in severe neonatal morbidity among very preterm infants in European regions

    A. Edstedt Bonamy, J. Zeitlin, A. Piedvache, R. Maier +11 more

    2018Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition74 citations Open access

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12. Potentially harmful excipients in neonatal medicines: a pan-European observational study

    G. Nellis, T. Metsvaht, H. Varendi, K. Toompere +5 more

    2015Archives of Disease in Childhood71 citations Open access

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13. Drug utilisation pattern and off-label use of medicines in Estonian neonatal units

    J. Lass, Ruth Käär, Kaarin Jõgi, H. Varendi +2 more

    2011European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology70 citations

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14. Natural odour preferences of newborn infants change over time

    H. Varendi, R. H. Porter, J. Winberg

    1997Acta paediatrica70 citations

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15. The effect of labor on olfactory exposure learning within the first postnatal hour.

    H. Varendi, R. Porter, J. Winberg

    2002Behavioral Neuroscience68 citations

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16. Hospitalised neonates in Estonia commonly receive potentially harmful excipients

    J. Lass, K. Naelapää, Utpal U. Shah, Ruth Käär +3 more

    2012BMC Pediatrics58 citations Open access

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17. Preliminary evidence of a sensitive period for olfactory learning by human newborns

    O. Romantshik, R. H. Porter, Vallo Tillmann, H. Varendi

    2007Acta paediatrica53 citations

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18. Variability in Very Preterm Stillbirth and In-Hospital Mortality Across Europe

    E. Draper, B. Manktelow, M. Cuttini, R. Maier +9 more

    2017Pediatrics52 citations Open access

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19. Cohort Profile: Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe (EPICE) very preterm birth cohort

    J. Zeitlin, R. F. Maier, M. Cuttini, U. Ådén +79 more

    2020International Journal of Epidemiology50 citations Open access

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20. Risk assessment of neonatal excipient exposure: lessons from food safety and other areas.

    M. Turner, J. Duncan, Utpal U. Shah, T. Metsvaht +11 more

    2014Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews49 citations

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21. Maternal education and cognitive development in 15 European very-preterm birth cohorts from the RECAP Preterm platform.

    M. Sentenac, V. Benhammou, U. Ådén, P. Ancel +27 more

    2021International Journal of Epidemiology44 citations Open access

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22. The neonatal phenotype of Prader–Willi syndrome

    E. Õiglane-Shlik, R. Žordania, H. Varendi, A. Antson +5 more

    2006American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A44 citations

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23. Strategies for assessing the impact of loss to follow-up on estimates of neurodevelopmental impairment in a very preterm cohort at 2 years of age

    A. Piedvache, S. van Buuren, H. Barros, A. Ribeiro +47 more

    2021BMC Medical Research Methodology38 citations Open access

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24. An Observational Study of Blood Concentrations and Kinetics of Methyl- and Propyl-Parabens in Neonates

    H. Mulla, S. Yakkundi, J. McElnay, I. Lutsar +7 more

    2014Pharmaceutical Research38 citations

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25. Signal Enhancement in the HPLC-ESI-MS/MS analysis of spironolactone and its metabolites using HFIP and NH4F as eluent additives

    Kalev Takkis, Rudolf Aro, L. Kõrgvee, H. Varendi +3 more

    2017Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry37 citations Open access

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26. EPICE cohort: two-year neurodevelopmental outcomes after very preterm birth

    E. Draper, J. Zeitlin, B. Manktelow, A. Piedvache +9 more

    2019Archives of Disease in Childhood35 citations Open access

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27. Priorities for collaborative research using very preterm birth cohorts

    J. Zeitlin, M. Sentenac, A. Morgan, P. Ancel +8 more

    2020Archives of Disease in Childhood28 citations Open access

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28. European Study of Neonatal Exposure to Excipients: an update.

    Mark A. Turner, J. Duncan, Utpal U. Shah, T. Metsvaht +7 more

    2013International journal of pharmaceutics26 citations

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29. Neonatal Resuscitation Practices in Europe: A Survey of the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies

    D. Trevisanuto, C. Gizzi, L. Gagliardi, Stefano Ghirardello +16 more

    2022Neonatology25 citations

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30. Follow‐up study of 2‐year‐olds born at very low gestational age in Estonia

    L. Toome, H. Varendi, M. Männamaa, M. Vals +2 more

    2013Acta paediatrica23 citations

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31. Mode of delivery and mortality and morbidity for very preterm singleton infants in a breech position: A European cohort study.

    S. Schmidt, M. Norman, B. Misselwitz, A. Piedvache +8 more

    2019European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology22 citations Open access

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32. Observational infant exploratory [(14)C]-paracetamol pharmacokinetic microdose/therapeutic dose study with accelerator mass spectrometry bioanalysis.

    C. Garner, Kevin Park, Neil S. French, Caroline J. Earnshaw +13 more

    2015British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology20 citations Open access

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33. Apgar Score and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at Age 5 Years in Infants Born Extremely Preterm

    H. Ehrhardt, A. Aubert, U. Ådén, E. Draper +6 more

    2023JAMA Network Open19 citations Open access

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34. Health-related quality of life of children born very preterm: a multinational European cohort study

    Sung Wook Kim, L. Andronis, A. Seppänen, A. Aubert +56 more

    2022Quality of Life Research18 citations Open access

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35. Economic costs at age five associated with very preterm birth: multinational European cohort study

    Sung Wook Kim, L. Andronis, A. Seppänen, A. Aubert +55 more

    2021Pediatric Research18 citations Open access

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36. Prevalence of congenital cryptorchidism in Estonia

    Viljo Kübarsepp, K. Varik, H. Varendi, A. Antson +6 more

    2021Andrology18 citations

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37. The european study of neonatal exposure to excipients (ESNEE)

    M. Turner, A. Rieutord, S. Thierry, P. Vasconsin +14 more

    201117 citations

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38. Risk factors for cerebral palsy and movement difficulties in 5-year-old children born extremely preterm

    A. Aubert, Raquel Costa, S. Johnson, U. Ådén +58 more

    2023Pediatric Research15 citations Open access

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39. Variation in delivery room management of preterm infants across Europe: a survey of the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies

    C. Gizzi, L. Gagliardi, D. Trevisanuto, Stefano Ghirardello +46 more

    2023European Journal of Pediatrics15 citations

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40. Mode of delivery and adverse short- and long-term outcomes in vertex-presenting very preterm born infants: a European population-based prospective cohort study

    H. Wolf, T. Weber, S. Schmidt, M. Norman +4 more

    2021Journal of Perinatal Medicine15 citations

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41. Outcomes Following Close Collaboration With Parents Intervention in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

    Ryo Itoshima, H. Varendi, L. Toome, P. Saik +4 more

    2025JAMA Network Open13 citations Open access

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42. Product Substitution as a Way Forward in Avoiding Potentially Harmful Excipients in Neonates

    G. Nellis, T. Metsvaht, H. Varendi, J. Lass +4 more

    2016Pediatric Drugs13 citations

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43. Cohort study from 11 European countries highlighted differences in the use and efficacy of hypothermia prevention strategies after very preterm birth

    E. Wilson, J. Zeitlin, A. Piedvache, B. Misselwitz +44 more

    2018Acta paediatrica12 citations Open access

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44. A Survey of the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies on Neonatal Respiratory Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

    Corrado Moretti, C. Gizzi, Luigi Gagliardi, F. Petrillo +17 more

    2024Children10 citations Open access

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45. The effects of olfactory stimulation and gender differences on pain responses in full‐term infants

    O. Romantsik, R. H. Porter, H. Varendi

    2014Acta paediatrica10 citations

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46. Changes in care and short‐term outcome for very preterm infants in Estonia

    L. Toome, I. Ringmets, P. Andresson, M. Ilmoja +2 more

    2012Acta paediatrica10 citations

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47. Use of dried blood spots to study excipient kinetics in neonates.

    S. Yakkundi, J. McElnay, J. Millership, H. Mulla +11 more

    2011Bioanalysis10 citations

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48. Characteristics, management and outcomes of very preterm triplets in 19 European regions

    Joachim W. Dudenhausen, B. Misselwitz, A. Piedvache, R. F. Maier +44 more

    2019International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics8 citations Open access

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49. Medicines prescription patterns in European neonatal units

    Inge Mesek, G. Nellis, J. Lass, T. Metsvaht +6 more

    2019International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy8 citations

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50. Five‐Minute Apgar Scores and Its Prognostic Value for Mortality and Severe Morbidity in Very Preterm Infants: A Multinational Cohort Study

    H. Ehrhardt, Soodabeh Behboodi, R. F. Maier, A. Aubert +8 more

    2025BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology7 citations Open access

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