AIM To determine if pulmonary haemorrhage after surfactant treatment increases short and long term morbidity and mortality in neonates weighing <1500 g at birth. METHODS Neonates weighing <1500 g at ...

Preterm jaundiced infants were treated by phototherapy with a new turquoise fluorescent lamp. This was more effective in reducing plasma total bilirubin in relation to light irradiance than the ...

1 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Neonatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands 3 Department ...

Correspondence to Dr Ariel A Salas, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA; asalas{at}peds.uab.edu Design Parallel-group, unmasked randomised controlled trial. Setting ...

Correspondence to: Dr Yoxall, Liverpool Womens Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK; Bill.Yoxall{at}lwh-tr.nwest.nhs.uk Background: Previous studies have suggested that transcutaneous ...

Objective To determine the risk of preterm birth associated with uterine anomalies, and the clinical utility of serial measurement of cervical length. Study design and results We carried out a ...

AIMS To quantify the incidence of ventricular septal defect in “low-risk” neonates; and to define any associated risk factors. METHODS One hundred and seventy three patients with ventricular septal ...

Correspondence to Dr Georg M Schmölzer, Neonatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; georg.schmoelzer{at}me.com Background Parents often prefer being present during neonatal ...

FSID Unit of Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology, Muspratt Building, Department of Public Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK BACKGROUND Monozygotic twins are at greater risk of ...

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Sydney University, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2747, Australia Correspondence to: Dr Tracy Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney University, ...

Background Whether preterm infants born with breech presentation are at similar risk of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) as the term breech infants is not known. The information will be vital ...

aDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, bBritish Colombia Research Institute for Children’s and Women’s Health, Vancouver, Canada Dr Dagmar ...