Necrotising enterocolitis is a serious disorder in preterm infants with a mortality of up to 60%. Therefore, early and precise diagnosis and rapid initiation of proper treatment are essential.

Objective: To investigate the spectrum of organisms causing neonatal sepsis in Peshawar, Pakistan and to assess their sensitivity to various groups of drugs. Methods: Blood taken from newborn babies ...

Objective The objective is to evaluate changes in survival to discharge of liveborn infants less than 32 weeks’ gestational age (GA) in France, where the latest available data on very preterm survival ...

3 Center for Pediatric Clinical Studies, University Children's Hospital of Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany Correspondence to Dr Laila Lorenz, Department of Neonatology, University ...

OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a scale suitable for use in clinical practice as a tool for assessing prolonged pain in premature infants. METHODS Pain indicators identified by observation of ...

Background and hypothesis Prolonged electroencephalographic (EEG) discontinuity has been associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes after perinatal asphyxia but its predictive value in the era ...

Objective To compare the time taken by preterm infants with evolving chronic lung disease to achieve full oral feeding when supported with humidified high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) or nasal continuous ...

2 Department of Neonatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 ...

Correspondence to Dr Rangmar Goelz, University Children's Hospital Tuebingen, Department of Neonatology, Calwerstrasse 7, Tuebingen D-72076, Germany; Rangmar.Goelz{at}med.uni-tuebingen.de Infantile ...

Background Defecation problems occur frequently in infants. A clearer insight into the normal defecation pattern is required to gain a better understanding of abnormal defecation. Aim To describe the ...

1 Paediatric HIV Service, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 10 Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 1TS, Scotland, UK 2 Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health & ...

Growth and respiratory status at 3 years of age after moderate preterm, late preterm and early term births: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study ...