• In newborns, and especially very low birth weight infants, sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. (springer.com)
  • Although pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among newborn infants, it remains a difficult disease to identify promptly and treat. (medscape.com)
  • Tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is recommended during the third trimester of each pregnancy to provide protection to newborns, who are at risk for pertussis-related morbidity and mortality. (medscape.com)
  • Increasing vaccination coverage during pregnancy could help reduce the impact of pertussis on infant morbidity and mortality. (medscape.com)
  • In this study, we wanted to establish normal values of flow volume measurement from the right CCA in stable preterm and term infants. (bmj.com)
  • Late preterm and term infants born vaginally, non-breathing and in need of resuscitation according to the 'Helping Babies Breathe' algorithm were randomized to intact cord resuscitation or early cord clamping before resuscitation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data were abstracted using standard methods of the Cochrane Collaboration and its Neonatal Review Group, with independent evaluation of trial quality and abstraction and synthesis of data by both review authors. (cochrane.org)
  • ABSTRACT Maternal mortality, infant mortality and neonatal mortality are high in Pakistan where maternal health services depend upon traditional birth attendants (TBAs). (who.int)
  • To use any of TBAs on reducing maternal and infant mor- the maternal health services of the formal tality was not significant when proper re- health care sector, women must go to the ferral systems for essential obstetric and town of Sehwan to visit a government-run neonatal care were lacking [ 7,8 ]. (who.int)
  • 2000 ). Therefore, it is plausible that this protein may play an important role during neonatal development when the daily supply of Lf in an infant ranges from 0.4 g to 1.2 g/kg body weight (Sánchez et al. (springer.com)
  • Background: Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving intervention for critically ill newborn infants with respiratory failure admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). (mendeley.com)
  • The effects of postnatal phenobarbital might be assessed in infants with both neonatal seizures and IVH, in both randomised and observational studies. (lu.se)
  • An estimated additional 413,000 infants will develop neonatal encephalopathy after an intrapartum event, resulting in moderate or severe neurodevelopmental impairment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therapy in infants with neonatal pneumonia is multifaceted and includes both antimicrobial therapy and respiratory support. (medscape.com)
  • The maternal conduct most deliveries (Z. Fatmi, S. Luby, mortality ratio, the infant mortality rate and unpublished report, 1998). (who.int)
  • This relationship between different brain regions is called resting-state functional connectivity) in 2-week-old infants born to healthy obese and normal weight mothers, and we observed significant changes in brain connectivity associated with maternal obesity. (usda.gov)
  • Our results indicate that maternal obesity may influence brain function of offspring newborns. (usda.gov)
  • Providing maternal, newborn and child health services was further complicated by the damage done to critical infrastructure such as roads and bridges, which made access more difficult and by the wide range of policies and guidelines which were been used to guide interventions by the more than 200 foreign medical teams and international organizations responding. (who.int)
  • The maternal clinical periodontal status was a satisfactory indicator of the bacterial colonization pattern observed in their newborn children. (bvsalud.org)
  • Intubation time ranged from 7 to 138 days, 5 infants needed blood transfusions, and 2 infants developed sepsis. (hindawi.com)
  • In the delivery room, the newborn required intubation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation due to apnea and bradycardia. (thieme-connect.de)
  • MeSH terms of 'infant, newborn/' and 'intubation/' were used in Medline. (bmj.com)
  • Jones, T & Furber, C 2017, ' The newborn infant physical examination incorporating the theory into midwifery education ', British Journal of Midwifery , vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 593. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • This retrospective study was conducted in the Obstetrics and Gynecology and Neonatology Departments of Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion of Crete and involved 200 premature infants, between 2008 and 2017. (hindawi.com)
  • Michaelsen KF, Skov L, Badsberg JH, Jørgensen M: Short term measurement of linear growth in pre-term infants: validation of a hand-held knemometer. (karger.com)
  • Studies on intact cord resuscitation on human term infants are sparse. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Premature infants undergoing surgery with minimal anesthesia, which was once standard practice, have significantly higher stress responses (by hormonal and metabolic measures) and significantly higher rates of complications and mortality than those given deeper anesthesia. (cirp.org)
  • We aimed to investigate the incidence and the severity of retinopathy of extremely premature infants and to evaluate the risk factors and outcome of the cases. (hindawi.com)
  • It is characterized by abnormal neovascularization of the retina of premature infants [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • In our inclusion criteria, we selected 7 singleton premature infants and one twin case. (hindawi.com)
  • Patients with a minor circumcision complication were found to have a 9-fold higher incidence of a prominent suprapubic fat pad, penoscrotal webbing, or being a premature infant as compared to the control group. (canjurol.com)
  • Of a total of 2,113 mothers from Khayelitsha, 2,000 (94.7%) gave birth to a live singleton infant. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Immediately after birth, newborn babies experience rapid colonization by microorganisms from their mothers and the surrounding environment 1 . (nature.com)
  • In full-term newborns, microbiota originating from their mothers' urogenital and gastrointestinal tract undergo natural colonization. (springer.com)
  • In this study, we examined whether brain functional connectivity to the prefrontal lobe network is different in newborns from normal-weight or obese mothers. (usda.gov)
  • Thirty-four full-term healthy infants from uncomplicated pregnancies were included, with 18 born to normal-weight and 16 born to obese mothers. (usda.gov)
  • The contribution of vitamins of the B complex and vitamins C and E to HIV+ mothers improves the weight gain of their infants. (e-lactancia.org)
  • The topical application of vitamin E on the nipples of breastfeeding mothers over 6 days caused a significant increase in the plasma levels of vitamin E in the infants, who did not show adverse effects. (e-lactancia.org)
  • Seventy-six pairs of newborns and their biological mothers were selected. (bvsalud.org)
  • By 2012, the percentage of mothers of infants in the control group (control infants) who had received Tdap increased to approximately 9%, and then in 2013 and continuing through 2015, increased markedly, to 28% and 54%, respectively. (medscape.com)
  • To provide infants with indirect protection from pertussis, in 2006, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended postpartum Tdap administration to mothers, but noted that the vaccine could be administered during pregnancy. (medscape.com)
  • Within 6 months of delivery, mothers of case and control infants were invited to participate in a computer-assisted telephone interview conducted by trained study nurses. (medscape.com)
  • Pertussis is a highly contagious disease, but mortality is highest among newborns: almost all pertussis-associated deaths occur within the first 2 months of life, [ 2 ] when these infants are too young to receive primary pertussis vaccinations. (medscape.com)
  • Eleven neonates and infants (aged 0-8 months) and 24 paediatric cases (aged 2.5 - 18 years) were managed over 24 years (1988 to 2012). (aku.edu)
  • Neonates and infants presented with jaundice, acholic stools and abdominal mass whereas most of the paediatric cases presented with intermittent non-specific abdominal pain. (aku.edu)
  • Early excision of CC and biliary reconstruction is promising in neonates, infants and children and it can be performed with minimal morbidity. (aku.edu)
  • The primary exclusion criteria were cases where ROP developed in newborns of more than 30 weeks of gestational age and the cases where medical notes were unavailable or incomplete. (hindawi.com)
  • The infants were divided into two groups based on their gestational age. (hindawi.com)
  • Selection criteria: Randomized, quasi-randomized or cluster-randomized controlled trials that compared protocolized with non-protocolized ventilator weaning practices in newborn infants with a gestational age of 24 weeks or more, who were enrolled in the study before the postnatal age of 28 completed days after the expected date of birth. (mendeley.com)
  • Selection criteria: We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-RCTs in which phenobarbital was given within the first 24 hours of life to preterm infants identified as being at risk of IVH because of gestational age below 34 weeks, birth weight below 1500 g or respiratory failure. (lu.se)
  • This screening is done through blood testing in the newborn within the first 24-48 hours of life in addition to other noninvasive means to screen specifically for hearing loss and critical congenital heart disease. (acog.org)
  • All 12 newborns had a positive indication of sepsis. (cdc.gov)
  • The results of recently conducted clinical trials suggest that lactoferrin, an iron-binding protein that is abundant in mammalian colostrum and milk, may be an effective agent in preventing sepsis in newborns. (springer.com)
  • Long-term effects of muscle paralysing drugs on newborns needing mechanical ventilation are as yet unclear. (cochrane.org)
  • When newborn infants develop breathing difficulties, they need mechanical ventilation to help them breathe. (cochrane.org)
  • To determine whether routine neuromuscular paralysis compared with no routine paralysis results in clinically important benefits or harms in newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation. (cochrane.org)
  • All trials using random or quasi-random patient allocation in which the use of neuromuscular blocking agents during mechanical ventilation were compared to no paralysis or selective paralysis in newborn infants. (cochrane.org)
  • Objectives: To assess the efficacy of protocolized versus non-protocolized ventilator weaning for newborn infants in reducing the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation, the duration of weaning, and shortening the NICU and hospital length of stay. (mendeley.com)
  • We did not find any randomized, quasi-randomized or cluster-randomized controlled trials conducted on weaning from mechanical ventilation in newborn infants. (mendeley.com)
  • Authors' conclusions: Based on the results of this review, there is no evidence to support or refute the superiority or inferiority of weaning by protocol over non-protocol weaning on duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in newborn infants. (mendeley.com)
  • Congenital SNHL is found in 4 of 1000 newborns. (intechopen.com)
  • The five most commonly diagnosed conditions by newborn screen in the United States are 1) hearing loss, 2) primary congenital hypothyroidism, 3) cystic fibrosis, 4) sickle cell disease, and 5) medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency 3 . (acog.org)
  • We excluded infants with serious congenital malformations. (lu.se)
  • Design: Three thousand random DBS samples received at a single regional newborn screening laboratory (52° N) over two one-week periods, one in winter (February 2019) and one in summer (August 2019), were collected. (uea.ac.uk)
  • La información más reciente sobre el nuevo Coronavirus de 2019, incluidas las clínicas de vacunación para niños de 6 meses en adelante. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • Objectives: To assess the benefits and harms of the postnatal administration of phenobarbital in preterm infants at risk of developing IVH compared to control (i.e. no intervention or placebo). (lu.se)
  • Objectives: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency on dried blood spots (DBS) obtained at newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) and thereby test the efficacy of the UK national antenatal supplementation programme in an increasingly ethnically diverse English population. (uea.ac.uk)
  • In conclusion, CC in newborns and infants is different and mimic correctable Biliary Atresia (BA). (aku.edu)
  • Conclusion: Supplementing newborn infants with vitamin A can significantly reduce early infant mortality. (gwu.edu)
  • Conclusion: The current UK antenatal supplementation programme fails to protect newborns from vitamin D deficiency, especially those from minority ethnic groups who are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency. (uea.ac.uk)
  • The experience of student midwives being taught newborn infant physical examination (NIPE) as an extracurricular activity at a university in the UK: A descriptive survey study. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Although newborn infant physical examination has been part of midwifery practice in the United Kingdom for several decades, very few undergraduate programmes incorporate the theory and practice of newborn examination within the midwifery curriculum. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • This paper explores the experience of undergraduate midwifery students being taught newborn infant physical examination knowledge, skills and competencies as an extra-curricular activity alongside qualified midwives. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • This small study demonstrates the feasibility of providing newborn infant physical examination as an extra-curricular activity to students undertaking a standard undergraduate midwifery programme. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • The Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) can be performed by any qualified health professional, although changes to the roles of health professionals has led to an increase in midwives undertaking continuing professional development (CPD) modules, in order to embrace the NIPE role. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • A comprehensive physical examination was given to 2984 newborns at the time of birth in an effort to study the development of high risk infants in a rural setting. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite the emergence of new therapies for respiratory failure of the newborn with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has a significant role as a rescue modality in these infants. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Venovenous ECMO is as reliable as VA ECMO in newborns with MAS in severe respiratory failure who need ECMO. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • During March 13-June 23, 2018, anthrax-like cutaneous lesions attributed to the Bacillus cereus group of organisms developed in 12 newborns in India. (cdc.gov)
  • We describe a cluster of 12 cases of severe anthrax-like cutaneous infections in otherwise healthy newborns attributed to the B. cereus group. (cdc.gov)
  • Especially in infants in whom these cutaneous findings are accompanied by severe illness, providers must rapidly navigate the broad range of possibilities. (thieme-connect.de)
  • Measurement of newborn babies is widely regarded as being too inaccurate to justify its regular practice. (karger.com)
  • Why is this important for newborn babies who are undergoing heel lance procedures? (cochrane.org)
  • We wanted to know how well sucrose worked to relieve pain in newborn babies who are having heel lance procedures while they were in hospital. (cochrane.org)
  • Whether sucrose was effective in decreasing the amount and severity of pain that babies experienced as assessed by baby's pain responses (e.g. crying, grimacing, heart rate) and by using standardised infant pain scales. (cochrane.org)
  • Fig. 1: Developmental dynamics of the gut microbiota of newborn babies. (nature.com)
  • Although CBF, SVC flow, and cardiac output has been measured in newborn babies, it is not known what proportion of cardiac output is cephalic flow. (bmj.com)
  • Nearly 70% of all newborns and 85% of winter-borns had 25OHD concentrations below 50 nmol/L (20 µg/L). Almost 50% of babies of Black or Asian origin were deficient at birth, which explains their high risk of hypocalcaemic complications and rickets if left unsupplemented. (uea.ac.uk)
  • Data are inconclusive for determining whether topical agents are safe and effective for umbilical cord care in healthy infants in developed countries. (bmj.com)
  • Doppler ultrasound has traditionally been used to measure blood flow velocity in the cerebral artery in the newborn. (bmj.com)
  • 5, 6 In the newborn, superior vena cava (SVC) flow has been assessed by Doppler ultrasound. (bmj.com)
  • 7 We have assessed the validity of volumetric measurements using a near focus transducer on a Doppler ultrasound phantom and determined the intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility of right common carotid artery (CCA) flow in newborn infants. (bmj.com)
  • However, this colonization is disturbed in VLBW infants with a lack of breastfeeding and during antibiotic treatment. (springer.com)
  • The oral colonization of newborns by five periodontopathogens ( A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. intermedia, P. gingivalis, T. forsythia and C. rectus ) was determined using a DNA-specific PCR method. (bvsalud.org)
  • This document includes updated information on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) and recommendations for incorporating newborn screening into obstetric practice. (acog.org)
  • As of 2018, 35 conditions are listed on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) as part of the comprehensive preventive health guidelines that have been supported by the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children and recommended by the Secretary of Health and Human Services Table 1 . (acog.org)
  • Uniform Screening Panel for Newborns in the United States in 2011. (cdc.gov)
  • There were 935 total ED visits and 153 nonurgent ED visits per 1000 infant years. (rti.org)
  • Delivery mode shapes the acquisition and structure of the initial microbiota across multiple body habitats in newborns. (nature.com)
  • All the included trials studied preterm infants ventilated for respiratory distress syndrome and used pancuronium as the neuromuscular blocking agent. (cochrane.org)
  • In the subgroup analysis of trials studying a selected population of ventilated infants with evidence of asynchronous respiratory effort, a significant reduction in intraventricular haemorrhage (any grade and severe IVH) was found, and a trend towards less air leak. (cochrane.org)
  • In the subgroup analysis of trials studying an unselected population of ventilated infants, no significant differences were found for any of the outcomes. (cochrane.org)
  • Two randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria on type of study and type of intervention, but only included a proportion of newborns. (mendeley.com)
  • Since 1993, no randomised studies have been published on phenobarbital for the prevention of IVH in preterm infants, and no trials are ongoing. (lu.se)
  • In the framework of this study, we aim to estimate the prevalence of ROP in preterm infants and further to evaluate the risk factors and outcome of these cases. (hindawi.com)
  • To evaluate the influence of the mother's periodontal clinical status on the prevalence of periodontal pathogens in newborns. (bvsalud.org)
  • Ventilated newborn infants breathing in asynchrony with the ventilator are potentially exposed to more severe barotrauma and are at risk for complications such as pneumothorax or intraventricular haemorrhage. (cochrane.org)
  • This case is unusual in that the newborn presented with severe multiorgan involvement. (thieme-connect.de)
  • A treatable condition is diagnosed in 1 out of 300 newborns, and severe disorders are detected in approximately 5,000 newborns per year in the United States 2 . (acog.org)
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in clinical outcomes in non-breathing infants between groups, one where resuscitation is initiated with an intact umbilical cord (intervention group) and one group where cord clamping occurred prior to resuscitation (control group). (biomedcentral.com)
  • 07. Newborn infants in the intervention (intact cord) group started to breathe and establish regular breathing earlier than in the early cord clamping group. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Naast een onderzoeksagenda ( The Origins of Musicality , 2018, MIT Press) verschenen van hem de populairwetenschappelijke boeken Iedereen is muzikaal (in het Engels verschenen als Music Cognition: The Basic s ) en Aap slaat maat (in het Engels verschenen als The Evolving Animal Orchestra ). (uva.nl)
  • A mathematical model simulating the newborn human infant's respiratory system was used to study the effects on gas exchange of varying expiratory airflow pattern and end expiratory lung volume (FRC). (nih.gov)
  • Some of these other measurements, such as mid-arm circumference and thigh circumference measurements, are more commonly used in research to determine an infant's level of under- or over-nourishment or to try and determine a valid proxy for weight measurements where accurate infant scales are not available. (mcw.edu)
  • To follow the 1995 birth cohort of infants, born in the State of Missouri, through their first birthday to: 1) examine their rates of visits to emergency departments (EDs), 2) identify predictors of any ED visit, 3) examine rates of nonurgent ED visits, and 4) identify predictors of nonurgent visits. (rti.org)
  • A birth cohort study was conducted in Myanmar in 2016, including 408 mother-infant pairs. (nih.gov)
  • For the total cohort of 126 infants, indices of disease severity (oxygenation index, alveolar-arterial O 2 gradient, mean airway pressure) did not correlate with outcome measures. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • For example, in one study, infants were repeatedly presented with arrays of (in one block) 16 dots. (wikipedia.org)
  • We contacted authors of studies with a subgroup of newborn infants in their study, and experts in the field regarding this subject. (mendeley.com)
  • In a study involving 456 infants, Chaparo et al. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this study, we looked for an association between subtle genital anatomic variations and newborn circumcision complications. (canjurol.com)
  • The study sample consisted of 87 newborns, 41 full-term and 46 preterm. (bvsalud.org)
  • Control infants were randomly selected each month from study hospitals' discharge lists or statewide vital statistics records. (medscape.com)
  • Detailed measurements show that postnatal growth may change rapidly and dramatically, particularly in preterm infants. (karger.com)
  • Postnatal growth impairment is common in such infants and may be sustained. (karger.com)
  • Obstetrician-gynecologists and other obstetric care providers should make resources about newborn screening available to patients during pregnancy. (acog.org)
  • Most of the disorders screened for have no clinical findings at birth although some may present before the results are available from the newborn screening test. (acog.org)
  • The implications of the findings in sudden infant death syndrome are discussed. (bmj.com)
  • Our findings call for an immediate review of the delivery of antenatal and infant vitamin D supplementation programmes and implementation of food fortification in the long term. (uea.ac.uk)
  • On the basis of findings establishing comparable immunogenicity, a third conjugate vaccine, PRP-T (ActHIB{TM}, OmniHIB{TM}) has now been licensed for use among infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite advances in contemporary neonatology and superior hygienic conditions, infections continue to affect newborns. (springer.com)
  • Infant measurements such as weight, head circumference, chest circumference, abdominal circumference, and length are frequently obtained in clinical practice in the immediate postbirth period to evaluate fetal growth and provide a baseline for future measurements. (mcw.edu)
  • This article describes the history of infant anthropometric measurements, and how these measurements are obtained and used in clinical practice. (mcw.edu)
  • Although several methods for quantitative assessment of CBF have been used in newborn infants, 2 they are not widely available for clinical practice. (bmj.com)
  • The Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Comprehensive Pediatric Eye and Vision Examination will soon be posted on the NGC site, after an abstract is prepared and reviewed. (aoa.org)
  • The clinical practice guideline represents three years of work by the committee, whose members identified and read 1,475 abstracts and 353 articles. (aoa.org)
  • Providing newborn screening information during prenatal care visits can be accomplished in several ways and should be adapted to individual practice style. (acog.org)
  • Een overzicht wordt gegeven van de laser Doppler methode, de daarbij behorende methodologische problemen en het ontwerp van de gebruikte LDF sensor. (phddata.org)
  • Each entry includes the title of the article, author(s), Journal title, year (date of publication), volume number, issue number, number of pages, number of references, subject descriptors, geographic descriptors and abstract has been added and is searchable on the database on the Internet. (who.int)
  • Georgieff MK, Armanuth UM, Sasanow SR, Ophoven JJ: Mid-arm circumference and mid-arm circumference ratio for assessing longitudinal growth in hospitalised preterm infants. (karger.com)
  • gas gangrene-like lesions eventually developed in 2 of the infants ( Figure 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Abnormalities in cerebral blood flow (CBF) are thought to be an important contributor to the pathogenesis of periventricular white matter lesions in preterm infants. (bmj.com)
  • Cochrane Abstracts , Evidence Central , evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/Cochrane/435688/all/Vitamin_D_supplementation_for_prevention_of_mortality_in_adults:_Cochrane_systematic_review. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Impact of supplementing newborn infants with vitamin A on early infant" by Lakshmi Rahmathullah, James M. Tielsch et al. (gwu.edu)
  • Objective: To assess the impact of supplementing newborn infants with vitamin A on mortality at age 6 months. (gwu.edu)
  • Participants: 11 619 newborn infants allocated 24 000 IU oral vitamin A or placebo on days 1 and 2 after delivery. (gwu.edu)
  • Results: Infants in the vitamin A group had a 22% reduction in total mortality (95% confidence interval 4% to 37%) compared with those in the placebo group. (gwu.edu)
  • The high concentration of α-tocopherol in colostrum causes breastfed newborns to reach adult plasma levels of vitamin E. (initially one third of them) in 4 to 6 days. (e-lactancia.org)
  • Preterm infants with preterm breast milk had a higher plasma level of vitamin E than those fed with mature milk and both groups had a higher level than those fed artificial formula. (e-lactancia.org)
  • In the first year of life, breastfed infants had better plasma vitamin E levels than non-breastfed infants. (e-lactancia.org)
  • However, complications have been reported with prolonged neuromuscular paralysis in newborn infants. (cochrane.org)
  • The association of minor anatomic variations of the newborn genitalia in patients with minor circumcision complications has not been previously examined. (canjurol.com)
  • Physicians performing newborn circumcisions should thoroughly examine the genitalia for these anatomic variations prior to the procedure in order to reduce potential complications. (canjurol.com)
  • including females with deliveries), Methods --The estimates are based on medical abstract data collected through diseases of the respiratory system, the National Hospital Discharge Survey for 1994. (cdc.gov)
  • Further studies by Karen Wynn and Koleen McCrink found that although infants' ability to compute exact outcomes only holds over small numbers, infants can compute approximate outcomes of larger addition and subtraction events (e.g., "5+5" and "10-5" events). (wikipedia.org)
  • The program's functions include the initial screening of all newborns, identifying screen-positive newborns, diagnosing conditions, communicating with families, ensuring that affected children are referred to treatment centers, following up with long-term outcomes, and educating physicians and the public according to individual state or jurisdictional guidelines. (acog.org)
  • MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES-- The main outcome measure was the proportion of infants with late detection of CCHD through echocardiography or at autopsy under the assumption that universal screening at birth hospitals might reduce the number of such late diagnoses. (cdc.gov)
  • Eight newborn characteristics were chosen for analysis. (rti.org)
  • Specific characteristics of the four conjugate vaccines available for infants and children vary (e.g., the type of protein carrier, the size of the polysaccharide, and the chemical linkage between the polysaccharide and carrier) ( Table 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Paralysing newborn infants with muscle relaxing drugs such as pancuronium also stops them fighting the ventilator. (cochrane.org)
  • Neuromuscular paralysis, which eliminates the spontaneous breathing efforts of the infant, creates complete synchronization with the ventilator and may minimize these risks. (cochrane.org)
  • It is common for infants to be weighed at birth and for no other measurements to be made. (karger.com)
  • Also, the diagnostic criteria for ultrasonographic measurements in newborn infants have yet to be determined. (hkmj.org)
  • It is possible to perform reproducible measurements of flow volume in the CCA of newborn infants. (bmj.com)
  • We conclude that expiratory airflow retardation and the resultant elevation in end expiratory lung volume do not greatly enhance gas exchange in the healthy full term infant. (nih.gov)
  • ABSTRACT Purpose To compare the introduction of consistencies during the period of complementary feeding of preterm and full-term newborns up to 12 months of life, as well as to evaluate the presence of oral motor dysfunction and its relation to difficulty in introducing food consistencies in these groups. (bvsalud.org)
  • Results We verified oral motor dysfunction in 15 newborns, in both groups, in the liquid consistency in the first assessment, persisting in two cases in the full-term newborns and in three cases in the preterm infants, in the last assessment for the solid consistency. (bvsalud.org)
  • abstract = "BACKGROUND: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by the degeneration of alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord, leading to muscular atrophy. (northwestern.edu)
  • Empathic counselling and help with feeding ensures that the infant can cope with the primary surgery to the lip and palate. (hkmj.org)
  • Data collection and analysis: Four authors, in pairs, independently reviewed titles and abstracts identified by electronic searches. (mendeley.com)
  • Developmental psychology studies have shown that human infants, like non-human animals, have an approximate sense of number. (wikipedia.org)
  • In another series of studies, Karen Wynn showed that infants as young as five months are able to do very simple additions (e.g., 1 + 1 = 2) and subtractions (3 - 1 = 2). (wikipedia.org)
  • Behavioral 16,17 and physiologic 18 studies have shown that even very young infants respond to painful stimuli. (cirp.org)
  • Reproducibility studies were performed on 30 newborn infants by two observers. (bmj.com)
  • In addition, we searched abstracts from conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, and reference lists of all identified studies for further relevant studies. (mendeley.com)
  • the subsequent decline corresponds to the decrease in water content and increase in myelination observed in autopsy studies of infants. (ajnr.org)
  • In late 1990, following two prospective studies, PRP-OMP (6) and HbOC (7) were licensed for use among infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Studies have been performed with all four Hib conjugate vaccines to determine immunogenicity in infants 2-6 months of age. (cdc.gov)
  • ROP is estimated to account for 6% to 18% of childhood blindness in developed countries with an infant mortality rate of less than 10 per 1,000 live births [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • RESULTS-- Of 3746 live-born infants with nonsyndromic CCHD, late detection occurred in 1106 (29.5% [95%CI, 28.1%-31.0%]), including 6 (0.2%) (0.1% -0.4%) first receiving a diagnosis at autopsy more than 3 days after birth. (cdc.gov)
  • Integrating education about newborn screening into prenatal care allows parents to be prepared for having their child undergo screening as well as for receiving newborn screening test results. (acog.org)
  • Reichman BL, Chessex P, Putet G, Verellen GJ, Smith JM, Heim T, Swyer PR: Partition of energy metabolism and energy cost of growth in the very low-birth-weight infant. (karger.com)
  • There was an overall pre-term rate of 7.6%, while 8.8% of infants were of low birth weight (LBW) (less than 2,500 g). (unboundmedicine.com)
  • the patient abstract database and the birth registry database) were linked by DOH personnel. (rti.org)
  • State of the science in measurement of infant size at birth Newborn & Infant Nursing Review, 2, 150-158. (mcw.edu)
  • Of the 2984 infants, 416 were transferred almost immediately to an intensive care unit for treatment of prematurity, disturbances of adaptation, respiratory distress syndrome or birth injuries. (cdc.gov)
  • The emergence of new conventional therapies (NO, HFV, surfactant) and particularly increased experience enable sole use of VV ECMO with no significant change in survival in infants with MAS. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The goals of therapy are to eradicate infection and provide adequate support of gas exchange to ensure the survival and eventual well-being of the infant (see Treatment ). (medscape.com)