Alcohol-impregnated port protectors to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection in the neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement study ...

Intrapartum-related events are the third leading cause of childhood mortality worldwide and result in one million neurodisabled survivors each year. Infants exposed to a perinatal insult typically ...

Metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP) is characterised by skeletal demineralisation, and in severe cases it can result in fragility fractures of long bones and ribs during routine handling.

Objective To quantify regional and unit variations in antibiotic use during the first week of life, incidence of early-onset sepsis (EOS) and mortality in late-preterm and term newborns in Sweden.

Objective Investigate the impact of high stress (HS) using four stressors (physiological, psychological/social, contextual and situational) versus low stress (LS) on stress response and performance ...

Background and objective The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that preterm infants complete a predischarge ‘car seat challenge’ observation for cardiorespiratory compromise while in a car ...

Objective To establish normative ranges for fetal brain volume (FBV) and investigate its relationship with gestational age, using MRI to improve the understanding of fetal brain development. Design A ...

Sandra Terroba-Seara, Ignacio Oulego-Erroz, Daniel Palanca-Arias, Zenaida Galve-Pradel, Sara Delgado-Nicolás, Alicia Pérez-Pérez, Jorge Rodríguez-Ozcoidi, Ana Lavilla-Oíz, María Carmen Bravo, Leticia ...

Ultrashort bowel syndrome (USBS) is a group of heterogeneous disorders where the length of small bowel is less than 10 cm or 10% of expected for the age. It is caused by massive loss of the gut which ...

Objective To study the school performance of children with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) relative to population controls from childhood to early adolescence. Design Population-based cohort ...

Objective To describe early management of infants born to a parent with gene-positive long QT syndrome (LQTS) referred for specialist review. Review the diagnostic utility of the early neonatal and ...

Pneumonia contributes to between 750 000 and 1.2 million neonatal deaths and an unknown number of stillbirths each year world wide. The aetiology depends on time of onset. Gram negative bacilli ...