Beltempo M, Wintermark P, Lemyre B, et al. - In this retrospective cohort study, researchers identified risk factors for severe neurologic injury (intraventricular hemorrhage grade 3 or greater and/or periventricular leukomalacia) diagnosed with ultrasonic scanning of the head among infants born at 30⁰-32⁶ weeks of gestation and compared various screening strategies. The study sample consisted of infants born at 30⁰-32⁶ weeks or > 32⁶ weeks of gestation with a birth weight < 1500 g admitted to neonatal intensive care units in the Canadian Neonatal Network from 2011 to 2016. Among infants screened (285/9,221), the rate of severe neurologic injury was 3.1%. Singleton birth, 5-minute Apgar < 7, mechanical ventilation on day 1, and treatment with vasopressors on day 1 were included significant risk factors. Findings suggested that risk factor-based ultrasound scanning of head screening among infants born at 30-32 weeks of gestation may help to better optimize resources than screening based on gestational age.