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T-piece resuscitator versus self-inflating bag for resuscitation in the delivery room in preterm neonates: a randomised controlled trial
Objective To compare the efficacy of T-piece resuscitator (TPR) and self-inflating bag (SIB) for resuscitation of preterm neonates in the delivery room. Settings Level III neonatal intensive care unit ...
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Near-infrared spectroscopy during respiratory support at birth: a systematic review
Objective During perinatal transition, compromised cerebral oxygenation may contribute to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Near-infrared spectroscopy measures cerebral regional tissue oxygen ...
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Reduced calf muscle growth in NICU graduates compared with typically developing term infants: 12-month longitudinal study of infant muscle growth
Objective To evaluate growth of the triceps surae muscle over the first 12 months of life in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates compared with typically developing (TD) infants. Design ...
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Surgeons and neonatologists views about surgical decision-making in necrotising enterocolitis
3 Neonatal Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK 4 Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Objective To ...
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Customised growth charts – how well are we using them?
Background Every year in the UK one in 200 infants are stillborn. Reliable antenatal identification of small-for-gestational age (SGA) is crucial to improving perinatal outcome. Studies have shown ...
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Alcohol-impregnated port protectors to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection in the neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement study ...
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Supplementation of a bovine milk formula with an oligosaccharide mixture increases counts of faecal bifidobacteria in preterm infants
Background: The establishment of a balanced intestinal microflora which may protect against infection is desirable for the preterm infant. Objective: To investigate the effect of a preterm formula ...
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Prospective study of non-nutritive sucking and feeding skills in premature infants
1 Fletcher Allen Health Care/University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA 2 Department of Bioinformatics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA Objective The aim of the present work was ...
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Depressed skull fracture in a newborn baby
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3-lead electrocardiogram is more reliable than pulse oximetry to detect bradycardia during stabilisation at birth of very preterm infants
Correspondence to Dr Luis Arruza, Division of Neonatology, Instituto del Niño y del Adolescente Hospital Clí­nico San Carlos-IdISSC, Professor Martin Lagos s/n, 28040 - Madrid, Spain; ...
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Maternal and umbilical cord erythrocyte omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and haemorheology in singleton and twin pregnancies
1 University Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Queen Mother’s Hospital, Yorkhill NHS Trust, Glasgow G3 8SJ, Scotland, UK 2 Department of Biochemistry, Royal Hospital for ...
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Motor skills in adolescents with low birth weight
1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children’s and Women’s Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 2 Department of Community Medicine and General Practice, Norwegian ...