Methods for reducing water loss in low birthweight babies

Reduction of skin water loss in the newborn. II. Clinical trial of two methods in very low birthweight babies.

Two methods of reducing evaporative water and heat loss in the newborn, the thermal blanket and topical paraffin, were compared in a clinical trial. Forty-four babies weighing less than 1.5 kg, nursed in incubators since birth, were either covered with a plastic bubble blanket or had a paraffin mixture applied to their skin at 6- and 8-hour intervals for the first 2 weeks of life. There was no ...

Low birthweight babies--outcome at 13 years.

The study was conducted to compare growth status, blood pressure, self esteem and intelligence of 200 low birthweight (LBW) and 224 normal birthweight (NBW) adolescents at 13 years of age. Intelligence scores at or below the 25th percentile (low performance) were observed among 51.4% LBW and 41.7% NBW adolescents (<0.05). Statistically significant lower scores for self esteem (mean difference 4...

Copper and very low birthweight babies.

Serum concentrations of copper and ceruloplasmin were measured in 24 very low birthweight babies. They were high in those weighing less than 1000 g, and critically ill or receiving intravenous nutrition, and normal in those with bone disease, neutropenia, or oedema. Care is needed to maintain adequate concentrations without toxicity.

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Low birthweight babies with oesophageal atresia or tracheo-oesophageal fistula.

Of 142 patients of known gestation with oesophageal atresia or tracheo-oesophageal fistula, 21% were preterm with a mean weight of 2 kg, 19% were small-for-dates with a mean weight of 2.23 kg, and the remaining 60% were born at term and weighed more than 2.5 kg. There were almost five times as many preterm and almost eight times as many small-for-date infants as in a normal population. Respirat...