Lung ultrasound has been extensively used to diagnose many types of lung disease. This study aimed to evaluate the pulmonary reasons for long-term oxygen dependence (LTOD) in premature infants using lung ultrasound.Lung ultrasound was routinely performed in 50 premature infants clinically diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).Among the 50 patients studied, there were 9 cases of atelec...

In the last few years there has been intense debate in Italy on administration of life-prolonging treatment to premature babies at the edge of viability. In 2006, a group of experts based in Florence drafted recommendations known as Carta di Firenze (CdF) for responsible use of intensive care for premature infants between 22 and 25 weeks of gestational age (GA). The CdF was later endorse...

This paper is a narrative of some aspects of my work as a midwife with Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in West Africa. I was situated in an isolated north-western regional hospital in an area under rebel military control in 2004-2005 in the Côte d'Ivoire during the civil war which divides the north and south of the country. Access to health care is severely curtailed in this politically unstable...

Three premature babies with advanced stages of retrolental fibroplasia underwent retinal surgery by buckling procedures, with satisfactory results. The indications and surgical technical problems are discussed.

This study aims to identify the benefits of kangaroo care on physiological function premature infants with mechanical ventilation support. The method used is a systematic review through article searches Proquest, ScienceDirect and Ebsco data sources. results showed that intervention in who were mechanically ventilated was not only safe but also stabilized improved function. In conclusion, provi...

The clinical features of 14 neonates with congenital myotonic dystrophy were retrospectively reviewed. These babies represent all the new cases of congenital myotonic dystrophy seen in this department since 1982. Twelve babies were referred because of either difficulties in diagnosis or difficulties in the management of their respiratory problems. Of the 14 babies, 13 had birth asphyxia, 11 wer...

The goal of this study was to determine the effects of antenatal corticosteroids and surfactant replacement on the severity and frequency of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in a cohort of premature infants born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 2005 to 2007. The cohort consisted of 172 premature neonates with estimated gestational age between 26 and 34 weeks. Babies with IUGR, babie...

Late preterm infants (born between 34+0 and 36+6 weeks gestation) account for the recent striking increase in premature birth and they carry a higher vulnerability to suffer brain insults compared to term infants. These babies can develop any kind of known brain lesions including those affecting the most premature babies (i.e.an intraventricular haemorrhage) and lesions affecting more typically...

BACKGROUND Stillbirths are insufficiently reported in many countries. In Nablus, reporting has recently started; little is published in Palestine on the stillbirth rate and its risk factors. OBJECTIVE To study the rate of stillbirths at Rafidia Hospital in 2010 and some of its risk factors. DESIGN A retrospective cohort design. METHODS Data were collected from the delivery registry for al...