Correction: Neurodevelopmental outcome at 5.5 years in Dutch preterm infants born at 24-26 weeks' gestational age: the EPI-DAF study ...

Correspondence to Professor Lucy K Smith, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK; lucy.smith{at}le.ac.uk Main outcome measures Survival to 28 days. Results ...

Advances in neonatal–perinatal medicine have resulted in increased survival at lower gestations. Although the incidence of germinal matrix haemorrhage-intraventricular haemorrhage and cystic ...

Objective To determine whether extending caffeine therapy through 43 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA) decreases intermittent hypoxia (IH) in convalescing preterm infants. Secondary objectives were to ...

Pinard was a pioneer of modern perinatal care. His provision of social care to deprived pregnant women progressed to a recognition of the value of medical care of mother and baby before as well as ...

Objective To compare the duration of mechanical ventilation between preterm infants receiving closed-loop automated oxygen control (CLAC) or manual oxygen control. Design Randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and practicality of using advanced neonatal nurse practitioners (ANNPs) to lead acute neonatal transfers. Design: Comparison of transport times, transport ...

Most very preterm infants have difficulty aerating their lungs and require respiratory support at birth. Currently in clinical practice, non-invasive ventilation in the form of continuous positive ...

1 Department of Neurology, Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 2 Department of General Paediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany 3 Department of Pediatrics, HELIOS ...

Background Ketones and lactate may contribute towards overall cerebral fuel availability in term infants, yet the availability of such cerebral fuels in very preterm infants is unclear. We undertook a ...

Dr Isbister, Department of Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Locked Bag 7, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW 2310, Australiagsbite{at}bigpond.com Paracetamol ...

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Dr N V Subhedar, Neonatal Intensive, Care Unit, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, ...