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The value of the postnatal examination in improving child health

WEBThis paper reviews the evidence regarding whether a standardised examination in the newborn period can improve infant health. The review considers …

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Reduced health-related quality of life in children born extremely

WEBObjective To compare health-related quality of life (HRQL) in childhood for extremely preterm (EP) births before 26 weeks of gestation in England in two eras: 1995 and 2006. …

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Core outcomes in neonatology: development of a core outcome …

WEBIntroduction. The neonatal period is crucial to long-term health, and neonatal conditions are the leading cause of disability-adjusted life-year loss.1 Preterm birth is a …

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Significance of birth weight for the future

WEBUsing birth weight as an indicator of risk at an individual level (for instance, to counsel the parents of a low birth weight baby) has three major problems. Firstly, risk of …

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Effect of chlorhexidine cleansing on healthcare-associated …

WEBBackground Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have a significant impact on neonatal morbidity, mortality and long-term prognosis, which have a high incidence in neonates. …

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What’s new in the management of neonatal early-onset sepsis

WEBThe expert guidelines highlighted in this review provide an evidence-based framework for approaching at-risk infants and allow for a more limited and standardised approach to …

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Impact of the new NICE guidance 2021 on management of early …

WEBIn April 2021, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published new guidelines for neonatal infection,1 replacing the 2012 guidance. In order to reduce …

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PL.96 An Audit on Major Postpartum Haemorrhage at Queens …

WEBIntroduction Haemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal death and morbidity. Major postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is loss of more than 1 Litre of blood from the genital …

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Randomised controlled trial of oral vitamin A supplementation in

WEBBACKGROUND Intramuscular supplementation with vitamin A in large doses may reduce the incidence of chronic lung disease. AIM To investigate whether oral supplementation …

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Causes and consequences of fetal acidosis

WEBThe fetus depends on the mother for placental exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. This in turn relies on adequate maternal blood gas concentrations, uterine blood supply, …

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Early and exclusive enteral nutrition in infants born very preterm

WEBObjective To characterise the effects of early and exclusive enteral nutrition with either maternal or donor milk in infants born very preterm (280/7–326/7 weeks of …

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Gastrointestinal effects of caffeine in preterm infants: a systematic

WEBObjective Caffeine is widely used in preterm infants to prevent or treat apnoea of prematurity. Adverse gastrointestinal effects of caffeine have not been …

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Associations between physical activity and development in …

WEBObjective To investigate the effect of physical activity (PA) on development (motor, cognitive, social-emotional) in children 4–5 years old born <30 weeks’ gestation, …

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Posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation ADC Fetal & Neonatal …

WEBPosthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation is the most serious direct complication of intraventricular haemorrhage after preterm birth. It results initially from multiple small …

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The opioid epidemic and neonatal abstinence syndrome in the …

WEBAs the prescription opioid epidemic grew in the USA, its impact extended to pregnant women and their infants. This review summarises how increasing rates of neonatal …

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Fetal & contents ADC Neonatal

WEBT Shimizu, T Kitamura, N Yoshikawa, H Suganuma, K Hisata, K Tanaka, K Shinohara, Y Yamashiro 293 Morphine versus remifentanil for intubating preterm neonates Y P e …

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Galen (ad 129–200) of Pergamun: anatomist and experimental …

WEBGalen was a brilliant anatomist and pioneer of experimental physiology. His many important discoveries exerted a profound influence on medicine during the next 1400 years. …

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Research ethics committee decision-making in relation to an …

WEBObjective Randomised controlled trials, a gold-standard approach to reduce uncertainties in clinical practice, are growing in cost and are often slow to recruit. We determined …

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Fetal & contents ADC

WEBFetal & Neonatal Journal of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Editor in Chief Howard Bauchner Deputy and Commissioning editor Nicholas Mann

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Effectiveness of ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia …

WEBObjective: To determine the effectiveness of ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) after the neonatal period. Design: Prospective cohort study. …

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Resuscitation of preterm infants in the Philippines: a national …

WEBObjective There is a high incidence of preterm birth in low-income and middle-income countries where healthcare resources are often limited and may influence decision …

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