Background: Previous data from this unit suggest that postnatal growth retardation (PGR) is inevitable in preterm infants. However, the study was performed in a single level III neonatal intensive ...

Objective Large-scale mortality trials require reliable secondary assessments of impairment. We compared the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3), a screening tool self-administered by parents, in ...

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 ...

Using electronic devices to monitor infants at home has a somewhat tragic history. Such devices were first introduced in the early 1970s based on the belief that apnoea plays a causal role in the ...

Objective To evaluate the association of intrapartum magnesium sulfate for fetal neuroprotection (MgSO4-FN) with the delivery room resuscitation and neonatal outcomes of preterm infants in an era of ...

Objective To evaluate whether a perfusion-based approach (permissive hypotension, PH) for idiopathic low mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) during the first 72 hours after birth in preterm infants ...

Anti-Ro and anti-La antibodies are common in many autoimmune diseases. When present in pregnant women, these antibodies can lead to autoimmune-mediated congenital heart block (CHB) in the fetus or ...

We read with interest the study by Ulinder et al reporting an association between the alveolar‐to‐arterial (A:a) oxygen gradient and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and the proposed role of reduced ...

Endotracheal intubation, the insertion of an endotracheal tube (ETT) through the vocal cords into the trachea, is an essential and potentially life-saving procedure in neonates. Most commonly, ...

Objective Assess the relationship between applied face mask force and leak during simulated ventilation using different ventilating devices and mask holds. Design Randomised cross-over simulation ...