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Efficacy and safety of bubble CPAP in neonatal care in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

Introduction Forty per cent of global child deaths occur in the neonatal period. Low and middle income countries need effective and simple methods to improve hospital-based neonatal care. Bubble ...
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Epidemiology, management and outcome of ultrashort bowel syndrome in infancy

Correspondence to Professor Robert Mark Beattie, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Southampton Children’s Hospital, University Hospital Southampton, Tremona road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK; ...
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Red cell transfusion thresholds for preterm infants: finally some answers

Correspondence to Dr Edward F Bell, Pediatrics, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, USA; edward-bell{at}uiowa.edu Extremely low birthweight ...
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Management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

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Intermittent hypoxia and caffeine in infants born preterm: the ICAF Randomized Clinical Trial

Objective To determine whether extending caffeine therapy through 43 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA) decreases intermittent hypoxia (IH) in convalescing preterm infants. Secondary objectives were to ...
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Delayed cord clamping and acute twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome in vaginally born monochorionic twins: a single-centre retrospective cohort study

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of acute peripartum twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) in vaginally born monochorionic (MC) twin pregnancies, comparing early cord clamping (ECC) to delayed ...
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Serial physical examination to reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure in newborn infants: a population-based study

Objectives While antibiotics save lives in infants with sepsis, up to 12.0% of non-infected term and late preterm infants are exposed to antibiotics underscoring diagnostic challenges in early onset ...
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Therapeutic hypothermia initiated within 6 hours of birth is associated with reduced brain injury on MR biomarkers in mild hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: a non-randomised ...

Objective To examine the effect of therapeutic hypothermia on MR biomarkers and neurodevelopmental outcomes in babies with mild hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). Design Non-randomised cohort ...
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Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation for surfactant delivery in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Context In spontaneously breathing preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure, a method of less invasive surfactant administration ...
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Perinatal risk factors for major intraventricular haemorrhage in the Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network, 1995–97

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Randomised controlled trial of early frenotomy in breastfed infants with mild–moderate tongue-tie

Trial design A randomised, parallel group, pragmatic trial. Setting A large UK maternity hospital. Participants Term infants <2 weeks old with a mild or moderate degree of tongue-tie, and their ...
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Closed-loop automated oxygen control in preterm ventilated infants: a randomised controlled trial

Objective To compare the duration of mechanical ventilation between preterm infants receiving closed-loop automated oxygen control (CLAC) or manual oxygen control. Design Randomised controlled trial.