Context In spontaneously breathing preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure, a method of less invasive surfactant administration ...

Objective To examine whether the family integrated care (FICare) programme, a multifaceted approach which enables parents to be engaged as primary caregivers in the neonatal intensive care unit, ...

Background: Incubators are largely used to preserve preterm and sick babies from postnatal stressors, but their motors produce high electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Newborns are chronically exposed to ...

1 Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Centre Hospitalier University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland 2 Paediatric Surgery, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of ...

Objective Seizures are common among newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) but the relationship between seizure burden and severity of brain injury among neonates receiving therapeutic ...

a Peter Congden Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, D Floor Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS2 9NS, b Killingbeck Hospital Leeds Dr R Skelton Hull Maternity Hospital, Hedon Road, Hull HU9 ...

Intraventricular haemorrhage and posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation remain an important challenge in the management of prematurity and are associated with significant permanent morbidity.

1 Department of Neonatal Paediatrics, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 2 Women and Infants Research Foundation at King Edward Memorial ...

Background Neonatal research, particularly neonatal emergency research is a challenging area, notably in relation to obtaining valid prospective informed consent. The aim of this study is to determine ...

BACKGROUND Slight morphological asymmetry of the cerebral hemispheres has been observed in fetal and newborn brains. In adults, sex differences in hemispheric asymmetry have also been reported.

Persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus in the preterm infant is associated with numerous morbidities, including higher rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and increased mortality. These strong ...

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