Objective To evaluate incidence of minimally invasive surfactant therapy (MIST) failure, identify risk factors and assess the impact of MIST failure on neonatal outcome. Design Retrospective cohort ...

Aim Data on the depth of nasal intubation in neonates are rare, although this is the preferred route in some countries. Therefore, recommendations on optimal nasal intubation depths based on ...

Using record linkage we have designed the first complete population e-cohort in the UK: ‘Wales Electronic Cohort for Children’ (WECC) to investigate the broadest possible range of social and ...

Epilepsy is the commonest neurological disorder in pregnancy. With appropriate management there is no increase in complications. We performed a telephonic survey to find if maternity units had a ...

OBJECTIVES To compare outcomes of care in selected neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) for very low birthweight (VLBW) or preterm infants in Scotland and Australia (study 1) and perinatal care for ...

Background The acid-base status of infants around birth can provide information about their past, current and future condition. Although umbilical cord blood pH <7.0 or base deficit ≥12 mmol/L is ...

Introduction Evidence exists to suggest that the symptoms of pre-eclampsia are mediated by an imbalance of circulating angiogenic factors of placental origin; reduced concentrations of placental ...

Over a period of six months, seven cases were documented of trauma to the nose as a result of flow driver continuous positive airway pressure in babies of very low birthweight (VLBW). There was a ...

Premature delivery presents enormous complexities for all professionals involved with prospective parents. Discussion with the parents on the likelihood of problems after preterm delivery, both short ...

Objectives A new device that combines, for the first time, two photonic technologies (time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy and diffuse correlation spectroscopy) was provided and tested within the ...

Trumping even ‘the threshold of viability’ and tongue tie, intubation may be the most emotive subject in neonatology. Insertion of an endotracheal tube (ETT) for breathing support proved life saving ...