The preterm baby may develop ophthalmic sequelae which can be due to prematurity per se, due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) or due to neurological damage. Focusing on the former two, we discuss ...

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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 compare the effect of two different automated oxygen control devices on target range (TR) time and occurrence of hypoxaemic and hyperoxaemic episodes. Design Randomised cross-over study.

Healthcare decisions should be based on all relevant evidence.1 Usually, this is provided by randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing two or more interventions for a condition affecting a target ...

Correspondence to Dr Mark Tracy, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney University, P.O. Box 533, Wentworthville, NSW 2145, Australia; mark.tracy{at}sydney.edu.au Background The ...

Objective To conduct a systematic review of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) rates in high-income countries published in peer-reviewed journals. Methods We searched MEDLINE, Embase and PubMed ...

Objective To quantify admissions to neonatal units in England and Wales with potential need for palliative care. Design, setting and patients Diagnoses and clinical attributes indicating a high ...

We propose that the respiratory transition at birth passes through three distinct, but overlapping phases, which reflect different physiological states of the lung. Accordingly, respiratory support ...

Correspondence to: Maria Quigley National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK; maria.quigley{at}npeu.ox.ac.uk Objectives: To compare 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 ...

OBJECTIVE To study the long term neurodevelopmental outcome of children who participated in a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study of early postnatal dexamethasone treatment for ...