Correspondence to Dr Geethanath Ruppa Mohanram, Department of Neonatology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, SR4 7TP, UK; ruppa.geethanath{at}chsft.nhs.uk ...

Objective To examine the effect of therapeutic hypothermia on MR biomarkers and neurodevelopmental outcomes in babies with mild hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). Design Non-randomised cohort ...

Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian monk and part-time school teacher, undertook a series of brilliant hybridisation experiments with garden peas between 1857 and 1864 in the monastery gardens and, using ...

Clinical Science at North Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Objective: To investigate the association of brief (0–5 minutes) and prolonged (>5 minutes) low Apgar scores (<7) in ...

Correspondence to Dr Gusztav Belteki, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit , The Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK; gusztav.belteki{at}addenbrookes.nhs.uk Objective ...

Objective To quantify admissions to neonatal units in England and Wales with potential need for palliative care. Design, setting and patients Diagnoses and clinical attributes indicating a high ...

Objective To evaluate a quality improvement (QI) programme to increase the use of maternal breast milk (MBM) in preterm infants. Design Interrupted time series analysis. Setting 17 neonatal units in ...

OBJECTIVES Primary: to compare sequential and simultaneous breast pumping on volume of milk expressed and its fat content. Secondary: to measure the effect of breast massage on milk volume and fat ...

Alcohol-impregnated port protectors to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection in the neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement study ...

1 Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands 2 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital 3 Department of ...

Aims—To determine and compare two urinary indices of renal tubular function,N-acetyl-glucosaminidase (NAG) and β 2-microglobulin (β 2 M), in healthy term neonates and babies with perinatal asphyxia.

a Department of Child Health, University of Liverpool, b Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Women’s Hospital Dr N V Subhedar, Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Women’s ...