BMJ13d
Malignant infantile osteopetrosis presenting with neonatal hypocalcaemia
Dr Steward, BMT Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK email: colin.steward{at}nildram.co.uk Presentation characteristics were reviewed in 14 children ...
BMJ10d
Incorporating dextrose gel and feeding in the treatment of neonatal hypoglycaemia
Objectives To determine the impact of incorporating dextrose gel in the treatment of neonatal hypoglycaemia (NH) and the role of feeding type in NH outcomes. Study design We conducted a retrospective ...
BMJ2d
Influence of respiratory distress syndrome on body composition after preterm birth
a Department of Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 ONN., b Department of Medical Statistics Dr Neena Modi. AIM To ...
BMJ2d
Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564), Padua, and the fetal “shunts”
Three remarkable medical anatomists working in Padua during the 16th century described the anatomy of the fetal cardiovascular system, thus laying the foundation for William Harvey’s discovery and ...
BMJ11d
Prediction of early tolerance to enteral feeding in preterm infants by measurement of superior mesenteric artery blood flow velocity
AIMS To evaluate whether serial Doppler measurements of superior mesenteric artery (SMA) blood flow velocity after the first enteral feed could predict early tolerance to enteral feeding in preterm ...
BMJ13d
Coronavirus infection in neonates: a systematic review
Objective To summarise currently reported neonatal cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods A search strategy was designed to retrieve all articles published from 1 December 2019 to 12 May 2020, by ...
BMJ7d
Evaluation of echocardiography on the neonatal unit
Background: Echocardiography is an investigation that is being used increasingly on the neonatal unit. There is some controversy as to whether this service can be provided safely and effectively by ...
BMJ1d
Cord blood transferrin receptors to assess fetal iron status
Dr Sweet, Perinatal Room, Royal Maternity Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BB, Northern Ireland email:dsweet{at}dnet.co.uk OBJECTIVE To study iron status at different gestational ages using ...
BMJ13d
In vitro fertilisation and use of ovulation enhancers may both influence childhood height in very low birthweight infants
Context: Term-born children conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are reportedly taller than naturally conceived (NC) children. High levels of growth promoting hormones and epigenetic imprinting ...
BMJ10d
Neonatal pneumatocele as a complication of nasal continuous positive airway pressure
Department of Pediatrics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr de Bie, Department of Pediatrics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB ...
BMJ9d
Polymorphisms of interleukin 18 in the genetics of preterm birth and bronchopulmonary dysplasia
1 Centre for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany 2 Centre for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany Correspondence to Dr ...
BMJ3d
Retrospective review of serological testing of potential human milk donors
Correspondence to Ronald S Cohen, Stanford University School of Medicine, Intermediate and Special Care Nurseries, Lucile S. Packard Children's Hospital, 725 Welch Road – mc 5911, Palo Alto, CA 94304, ...