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Current knowledge and future perspectives on management and prevention of group B streptococcus in neonates and young infants

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis in the UK, with an incidence of around 0.9 per 1000 live births. Early-onset disease usually results from vertical ...
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The Chamberlen family (1560–1728) and obstetric forceps

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Hyponatraemia in the newborn

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Dr Emmett Holt (1855–1924) and the foundation of North American paediatrics

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Supporting all breaths versus supporting some breaths during synchronised mechanical ventilation in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness (NICE), UK, guideline published in 2019 recommends the use of volume-targeted ventilation (VTV). It recommends synchronised ...
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Neonatal catecholamine levels and neurodevelopmental outcome: a cohort study

Centre for Reproduction, Growth and Development, University of Leeds, D Floor Clarendon Wing, General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NS, UK METHODS A cohort comprised 136 preterm infants from two ...
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The defecation pattern of healthy term infants up to the age of 3 months

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 ...
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Duration of meconium passage in preterm and term infants

Department of Neonatology, Emma Children’s Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; [email protected] Noor-L-Houda Bekkali, Emma Children’s Hospital, Academic Medical Centre ...
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Electrographic seizures are associated with brain injury in newborns undergoing therapeutic hypothermia

Objective Seizures are common among newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) but the relationship between seizure burden and severity of brain injury among neonates receiving therapeutic ...
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Faecal elastase 1 levels in premature and full term infants

1 Institute of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of ...
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Implementation and evaluation of the sbar tool in the communication between medical staff in obstetrics

Background A key feature in patient safety is clear communication. In recent years the SBAR tool (situation, background, assessment and recommendation) has been advocated as a means of standardising ...
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Antenatal detection of facial clefts: is the FASP target achievable?

1 East Midlands and South Yorkshire Congenital Anomalies Register, Dept. Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University ...