• Conclusions are limited by the trial size, but the study suggests that routine hospitalization for bed rest decreases the incidence of preterm delivery and light-for-gestational age infants and reduces the need for intensive neonatal care. (nih.gov)
  • Objective To investigate the variation in severe neonatal morbidity among very preterm (VPT) infants across European regions and whether morbidity rates are higher in regions with low compared with high mortality rates. (bmj.com)
  • To estimate the rate of admissions to NICUs, as well as infants' morbidity and neonatal interventions, after exposure to antidepressant drugs in utero. (aap.org)
  • Data on pregnancies, deliveries, prescription drug use, and health status of the newborn infants were obtained from the Swedish Medical Birth Register, the Prescribed Drug Register, and the Swedish Neonatal Quality Register. (aap.org)
  • 17-year outcome of preterm infants with diverse neonatal morbidities: " by Mary C. Sullivan, Robin J. Miller et al. (uri.edu)
  • This study assessed the morbidity and mortality of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants during the first 3 months. (who.int)
  • rates of post-neonatal component of infant mortality and the pro- physical, neurological and mental handicap portion of VLBW infants is a principal pre- are known to be significantly higher in dictor of neonatal mortality. (who.int)
  • In addition, the study of LBW in Egypt, aims at assessing retina is easily damaged by high levels of morbidity and mortality of LBW infants oxygen and there is a risk of intracranial during the first 3 months of life. (who.int)
  • To study the incidence of sepsis and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs as a function of the human milk (HM) dose received during the first 28 days post birth for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. (nature.com)
  • Trends in neonatal morbidity and mortality for very low birthweight infants. (nature.com)
  • Neurodevelopmental and growth impairment among extremely low-birth-weight infants with neonatal infection. (nature.com)
  • Furman L, Taylor G, Minich N, Hack M . The effect of maternal milk on neonatal morbidity of very low-birth-weight infants. (nature.com)
  • Persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) is an important cause of neonatal mortality amongst infants who are of term or post-term gestation. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), which could lead to visual impairment and blindness, is a recognised serious morbidity amongst surviving premature infants. (annals.edu.sg)
  • The persistence of neonatal meningitis results from increases in the numbers of infants surviving premature delivery and from limited access to medical resources in developing countries. (medscape.com)
  • As cases of neonatal enteroviral sepsis and aseptic meningitis come to be more frequently recognized, reporting and identification of more virulent serotypes as they affect infants are likely to play a growing role. (medscape.com)
  • Survivors experience increased neonatal morbidity compared with AGA preterm infants. (lu.se)
  • In very preterm infants low selenium concentrations have been associated with an increased risk of chronic neonatal lung disease and retinopathy of prematurity. (cochrane.org)
  • We provide a descriptive report on neonatal outcomes from the only neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Guinea. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Maternal morbidity occurs several times more frequently than mortality , yet data on morbidity burden and its effect on maternal, foetal, and newborn outcomes are limited in low- and middle- income countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Three home visits during pregnancy and 2 home visits after birth were conducted to collect maternal morbidity information and maternal, foetal, and newborn outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • We used meta-analysis to combine site-specific estimates of burden, and regression analysis combining all data from all sites to examine associations between the maternal morbidities and adverse outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Direct maternal morbidities were associated with each of these outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Outcomes in terms of mortality and short-term morbidities like intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic lung disease (CLD) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) were recorded for analysis. (ijpediatrics.com)
  • In the absence of consensus on a comprehensive list of conditions that represent severe maternal morbidity, institutions and systems should either adopt an existing screening criteria or create their own list of outcomes that merit review. (acog.org)
  • These definitions share the concept that severe maternal morbidity can be thought of as unintended outcomes of the process of labor and delivery that result in significant short-term or long-term consequences to a woman's health. (acog.org)
  • In the interval, however, using this recommended process to identify potential cases of severe maternal morbidity for further review, with a focus on outcomes and complications, is an important step toward promoting safe obstetric care. (acog.org)
  • Ineffective teamwork, poor communication, and knowledge deficits in the neonatal team can result in adverse patient outcomes. (ahrq.gov)
  • J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. (ijpediatrics.com)
  • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (the College) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) have not yet created or endorsed a single, comprehensive definition of severe maternal morbidity. (acog.org)
  • OBJECTIVE: To quantify the risks of mortality, morbidity and postnatal characteristics associated with extreme preterm fetal growth restriction (EP-FGR). (lu.se)
  • LOS was the commonest etiology of neonatal shock in preterm neonates. (ijpediatrics.com)
  • Neonatal shock due to EOS was the major cause of mortality in preterm neonates thus highlighting the need for preventing EOS to improve survival and to reduce neonatal morbidities. (ijpediatrics.com)
  • Satar M, Turhan E, Yapicioglu H, Narli N, Ozgunen FT, Cetiner S. Cord blood cytokine levels in neonates born to mothers with prolonged premature rupture of membranes and its relationship with morbidity and mortality. (ijpediatrics.com)
  • Research: Clinical research with neonates and their families to reduce morbidity, mortality and health disparities. (sc.edu)
  • Although the occurrence of neonatal meningitis is uncommon, it remains a devastating infection with high mortality and high morbidity. (medscape.com)
  • Of the 2 infections, neonatal HSV infection should be more amenable to treatment because it is usually acquired by intrapartum contact with infected maternal secretions. (lww.com)
  • Myles and co-workers (2002) found that obesity was an independent risk factor for postcesarean infection morbidity. (health.am)
  • Group B streptococcus is a leading cause of serious neonatal infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Most neonatal GBS infections can be prevented through the use of intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis in women who are at increased risk for transmitting the infection to their newborns. (cdc.gov)
  • They also had in- creased risk of neonatal jaundice at 1 month, an increased risk of growth retardation and a much higher risk of mortality. (who.int)
  • To evaluate the concordance of the risk of neonatal respiratory morbidity (NRM) assessed by quantitative ultrasound lung texture analysis (QuantusFLM) between twin fetuses of the same pregnancy. (uchile.cl)
  • They are lished, primarily because of definition bias also vulnerable to the potential side-effects and lack of population-based morbidity of neonatal intensive care interventions. (who.int)
  • This study, which is a part of a larger ing neonatal intensive care. (who.int)
  • On birth certificates, maternal sociodemographic data are typically collected through maternal self-report and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission is collected from the medical record ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • However, neither intensive care unit (ICU) admission or transfusion of 4 or more units of blood should be used as quality metrics because some cases of morbidity reflect the underlying health of a woman or her pregnancy and, thus, are unavoidable. (acog.org)
  • Epidural in comparison to opioids probably makes little or no difference to caesarean section rates, women with long-term backache, effects on the baby at birth or the number of babies who were admitted to neonatal intensive care. (cochrane.org)
  • Main outcome measures Severe neonatal morbidity was defined as intraventricular haemorrhage grades III and IV, cystic periventricular leukomalacia, surgical necrotizing enterocolitis and retinopathy of prematurity grades ≥3. (bmj.com)
  • Regional severe neonatal morbidity rates were correlated with regional in-hospital mortality rates for live births after adjustment on maternal and neonatal characteristics. (bmj.com)
  • 0.001) and severe neonatal morbidity rates were not correlated with mortality rates (P=0.50). (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion Severe neonatal morbidity rates for VPT survivors varied widely across European regions and were independent of mortality rates. (bmj.com)
  • Hospital care should include Neonatal and pediatric emergency care including management of severe malnutrition. (who.int)
  • Severe maternal morbidity is associated with a high rate of preventability, similar to that of maternal mortality. (acog.org)
  • Identifying severe morbidity is, therefore, important for preventing such injuries that lead to mortality and for highlighting opportunities to avoid repeat injuries. (acog.org)
  • The two-step screen and review process described in this document is intended to efficiently detect severe maternal morbidity in women and to ensure that each case undergoes a review to determine whether there were opportunities for improvement in care. (acog.org)
  • Like cases of maternal mortality, cases of severe maternal morbidity merit quality review. (acog.org)
  • Creating a consensus definition of severe maternal morbidity is beyond the scope of this document and may be the focus of future work. (acog.org)
  • What is severe maternal morbidity? (acog.org)
  • This article investigates the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) during a current pregnancy and severe maternal morbidity severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum women cared for in public maternity centers located in São Paulo, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • A total of 109 women who developed Severe maternal morbidity were selected according to criteria adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO). (bvsalud.org)
  • The relationship between the response variable severe maternal morbidity and the exposure variable (IPV) adjusted for the remaining independent variables was assessed through proportions, a chi-square test, a Fisher's exact test, and multiple logistic regression. (bvsalud.org)
  • 0.264), we identified factors associated with unfavorable socio-demographic and reproductive conditions in both the women exposed to IPV and those who developed Severe maternal morbidity. (bvsalud.org)
  • Systematic monitoring of Severe maternal morbidity and routine screening of IPV among pregnant women are important measures to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality and to qualify reproductive health care. (bvsalud.org)
  • LBW within a country largely influences perinatal, neonatal and infant morbidity and Low birth weight (LBW), birth weight mortality rates [ 2 ]. (who.int)
  • Neonatal morbidities of prenatal and perinatal origin. (medlineplus.gov)
  • An NIH-funded physician-scientist with expertise in human perinatal lung injury and repair, Dr. Pryhuber also served nine years as Perinatal-Neonatal Fellowship Associate Director and mentors undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students. (rochester.edu)
  • There were 187 pregnancy -related deaths per 100,000 births , 27 stillbirths per 1,000 births , and 28 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births with variation by country and region. (bvsalud.org)
  • India contributes to one-fifth of global live births and more than a quarter of neonatal deaths. (ijsr.net)
  • NFHS 4 data suggests that neonatal mortality rate (NMR) declined to 30 deaths per 1, 000 live births. (ijsr.net)
  • During the same period, the neonatal rate decreased 85%, from 28.8 to 4.5 deaths per 1,000 live births, and the postneonatal rate decreased 88%, from 18.3 to 2.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. (cdc.gov)
  • Over the past 2 decades, therapies have been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book Committee for the management of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) and congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections. (lww.com)
  • We aimed to generate prospective, reliable population -based data on the burden of major direct maternal morbidities in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods and its association with maternal, foetal, and neonatal death in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa . (bvsalud.org)
  • Of these, 114,927 pregnancies had morbidity data collected at least once in both antenatal and in postnatal period, and 114,050 of them were included in the analysis . (bvsalud.org)
  • Postnatal infections usually occur in immunocompromised children and are less common than neonatal infections. (medscape.com)
  • Neonatal meningitis is often caused by group B streptococcus and is associated with prematurity, gestational age, postnatal age, and geographic region. (medscape.com)
  • Neonatal and maternal incidence remains stable. (medscape.com)
  • However, despite clinical trials that demonstrate the effectiveness of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, prevention strategies have not been implemented widely or consistently, and the incidence of neonatal GBS disease has not declined. (cdc.gov)
  • More hospitals equipped with NICU facilities are urgently required if Guinea is to achieve the SDG target for neonatal mortality. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based prospective cohort study in 8 countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our findings imply that health programmes in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia must intensify their efforts to identify and treat maternal morbidities , which affected about one-third of all pregnancies and to prevent associated maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths . (bvsalud.org)
  • Beyond the neonatal period, most children with Listeria infections have an underlying immunodeficiency or are immunocompromised. (medscape.com)
  • Neonatal infections can be subdivided into early onset and late-onset disease. (medscape.com)
  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus and Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: To Treat or Not to Treat? (lww.com)
  • Conclusion For women carrying twins, a history of preterm birth increases the odds of spontaneous preterm birth, whereas a prior term birth decreases odds of spontaneous preterm birth and neonatal morbidity for the current twin pregnancy. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Using video to assess and improve patient safety during simulated and actual neonatal resuscitation. (ahrq.gov)
  • The primary objective was to study etiology-specific mortality and the secondary objective was to study the short-term morbidities of neonatal shock in premature babies born less than 34 weeks of gestation. (ijpediatrics.com)
  • Despite the development of effective vaccines, useful tools for rapid identification of pathogens and potent antimicrobial drugs, neonatal meningitis continues to contribute substantially to neurological disability worldwide. (medscape.com)
  • This review focuses on common presentations of treatable bacterial and viral meningitis in the neonatal period, defined as the period from birth to 44 weeks after conception. (medscape.com)
  • This translated into a lower odds of composite neonatal morbidity (aOR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.27-0.53) for women with a prior term delivery. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The first known description of neonatal brachial plexus palsy (BPP) dates from 1779 when Smellie reported the case of an infant with bilateral arm weakness that resolved spontaneously within a few days after birth. (medscape.com)
  • Johnson TJ, Patel AL, Jegier B, Engstrom JL, Meier J . The cost of morbidities in very low birth weight infant. (nature.com)
  • A descriptive summary of the neonatal, maternal and intrapartum characteristics is reported. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Resuscitations are highly complex interventions, particularly in neonatal settings. (ahrq.gov)
  • Neonatal shock was defined on clinical and laboratory criteria. (ijpediatrics.com)
  • Patients Survivors to discharge from neonatal care (n=6422). (bmj.com)
  • The course, prognosis, and outcome of this disease are quite heterogeneous and there exists great difference in the morbidity and outcome in the patients of developing and developed world. (hindawi.com)
  • This study was carried out in patients with preeclampsia to estimate the prevalence of maternal and foetal morbidity and to investigate the association between the amount of proteinuria measured by spot UPCR and maternofoetal outcome. (hindawi.com)
  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus and Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus. (lww.com)
  • Supplementation was not associated with improved survival, a reduction in neonatal chronic lung disease or retinopathy of prematurity. (cochrane.org)
  • This multisystem disorder affects millions of women worldwide and is recognized as an important direct cause of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The October 7, 2011 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report states that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) determined all Colorado outbreak patients with listeriosis consumed cantaloupe the month before their illness. (medscape.com)
  • Common definitions for neonatal morbidities were established before data abstraction from medical records. (bmj.com)
  • however, these data are not sufficient to recommend routine neonatal circumcision. (cirp.org)
  • Maternal or neonatal death may occur as well as intrauterine growth retardation. (cdc.gov)