Background High feed osmolality (or osmolarity) is often suggested to be linked with adverse gastrointestinal events in preterm infants. Aim To systematically review the literature on milk feed ...

Professor P C Ng Department of Paediatrics Level 6, Clinical Science Building Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin New Territories Hong Kong. AIM To evaluate the pituitary–adrenal function of preterm ...

14 Division of Neonatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore Objectives To compare success and safety of endotracheal tube (ETT) exchanges with primary intubations and identify factors ...

Academic Department of Paediatrics, D Floor, Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds UK Correspondence to Prof MI Levene, Academic Department of Paediatrics, D Floor, Clarendon Wing, Leeds ...

Newborn Services Department, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Correspondence to Dr Mohamed A Mohamed, Newborn Services Department, The George Washington University ...

Objective To compare the resistance of interfaces used for the delivery of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in neonates, as measured by the generated system pressure at fixed gas flows ...

Pain Study Group and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Padova, Italy Aim—To evaluate the effects of low dose fentanyl infusion analgesia on behavioural and ...

As a junior obstetrician in Vienna in 1847, Semmelweis discovered the cause of puerperal fever and introduced a method for its prevention. Although his findings were hailed by some as comparable to ...

Background Cranial ultrasound cerebral biometric measurements have been used in preterm neonates, particularly in cases of ventriculomegaly. While cerebral biometric measures using MRI have been found ...

Department of Child Health, University of Liverpool Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS Dr R W I Cooke. AIM To evaluate the effects of ...

2 Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; andrew.wilkinsonpaediatrics.ox.ac.uk Correspondence to: Professor Wilkinson Department of Paediatrics, ...

BACKGROUND Changes in the work patterns and numbers of medical staff in training grades pose a significant challenge to those responsible for the provision of an effective clinical neonatal service.