Adapted from Vreman et al.15 Increased enterohepatic circulation of bilirubin in the fasting state can also exaggerate hyperbilirubinemia. 27,28 Newborn infants who are not feeding well or who are ...

Persistent Fetal Circulation. Rostal-caudal MRA projection. A number of individuals have a normal anatomic variant known as a persistent fetal circulation, where the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) ...

Combining ultrasound with powerful algorithms based on real-life data, pediatricians get critical data on the development of the fetal circulatory system, so they can determine when the baby is ...

The blood that enters the fetal circulation divides into two portions under the liver. One portion is transported through the ductus venosus and empties into the Inferior vena cava directly and ...

Evidence of a metabolic acidosis in intrapartum fetal, umbilical arterial cord, or very early neonatal blood samples (pH < 7.00 and base deficit ≥12 mmol/L) Early onset of severe or moderate ...

Panel B depicts transplacental transfer of maternal IgG to the fetus. In humans, the maternal and fetal circulation are separated by a polarized layer of epithelium (the syncytiotrophoblast).

[2] Platelet destruction in the neonate can be from an immune response to antibodies in the neonatal circulation. In the following sections, autoimmune and alloimmune thrombocytopenia will be ...

Researchers tested the new technique with ultrasound scans on women between the 26th and 32nd weeks of pregnancy and diagnosed those with circulatory problems in the maternal or fetal part of the ...

Areas of current research interest include control of pulmonary circulation, pulmonary hypertension, neonatal infections, oxygen free-radicals and antioxidants, assisted ventilation, mediators of ...