Objective To compare the efficacy of T-piece resuscitator (TPR) and self-inflating bag (SIB) for resuscitation of preterm neonates in the delivery room. Settings Level III neonatal intensive care unit ...

Objective During perinatal transition, compromised cerebral oxygenation may contribute to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Near-infrared spectroscopy measures cerebral regional tissue oxygen ...

AIM To compare the effects of early against delayed sodium supplementation on oxygen dependency and body weight, in preterm infants of 25–30 weeks of gestational age. METHODS Infants were stratified ...

Department of Psychology and Health Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Dr Samantha Johnson, Institute for Women’s Health, 86–96 Chenies Mews, ...

Correspondence to Dr Jonathan Wyllie, Department of Neonatology, The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK; jonathan.wyllie{at}stees.nhs.uk If you wish to reuse any or ...

Objective To evaluate the effect of opioid analgesics, compared to placebo, no drug, or other non-opioid analgesics or sedatives, on pain, duration of mechanical ventilation, mortality, growth and ...

Background International neonatal resuscitation guidelines recommend the use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) with newborn infants (≥34 weeks’ gestation or >2 kg weight) when bag-mask ventilation (BMV) ...

London Centre for Paediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK and Institute of Child Health, University College London, London ...

Objective To determine the risk of preterm birth associated with uterine anomalies, and the clinical utility of serial measurement of cervical length. Study design and results We carried out a ...

Correspondence to Dr Yanyan Ni, UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK; yanyan.ni.13{at}ucl.ac.uk Objective To investigate whether size at birth and growth ...

Aim The management of shoulder dystocia was audited during 2007 and reaudited in 2008 to ensure that it complies with Trust and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guidelines and to ...

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