Which of the following is the most impoant risk factor in the aetiology of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in neonates?
High-Yield Explanation
All the options mentioned in the question are risk factors for IVH. However, the single most impoant factor is prematurity with IVH being very uncommon in term babies IVH occur due to fragile, highly vascular collection of vessels near the lateral ventricle, known as germinal matrix