nt matter & 2005 2005.12.004 thor. Tel.: +44 174 . [email protected] Summary Prolonged jaundice in premature infants (born at o37 weeks gestation) is a frequent clinical problem. The delay in physiological adaptation following premature birth, together with the promotion of breast milk feeds among neonatal units, increases the age at which nonpathological jaundice subsides compared with infants ...

INTRODUCTION Improved survival of very low birth weight (VLBW) premature infants requires urgent intensive care, professional nursing and medical care. On the other hand, long hospital stay period imposes emotional and economic burdens on the family and society. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the most important factors affecting their hospitalization duration to lessen unwanted outcomes ...

Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, is a major public health concern. It affects about 10% all newborns globally and the main cause infant death morbidity. Prematurity increases likelihood respiratory distress syndrome, cerebral palsy, developmental abnormalities. Furthermore, premature are at risk acquiring chronic noncommunicable diseases later in life due to interfe...

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To review the main physiological and pharmacological changes related to prematurity, promote evidence-based clinical practice. METHODS: This is a narrative whose research was carried out in ScienceDirect Medline databases via PubMed, searching for articles any language from January 2000 February 2020. RESULTS: Premature newborns are born before completing maturation process t...