Most babies begin to take milk feeds within two or three days of birth and thereafter their intakes of milk steadily increase during the first week and a large proportion of the materials they derive from the digestion of such feeds is retained. This normal process may be hindered by the repeated vomiting exhibited by some premature babies, in the absence of any apparent organic cause except th...

BACKGROUND There are several studies that have shown an increased risk of premature birth and developmental abnormalities with in vitro fertilization (IVF); however, the data on preterm mortality and morbidity are limited. AIM Our aim is to investigate whether IVF had an effect on the mortality and morbidity in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS A total of 940 te...

The attached tables show the fate of premature babies in the administrative County of Warwick during 1942 and 1943 (total births 7948 and 8650). The births are arranged in half-pound weight groups from 1-51 lb.; babies over 5j lb. in weight have been excluded in order to avoid (he risk of including any babies in which the date .of conception is in doubt. There is clearly some doubt as to what d...

Three premature infants observed to develop severe stage III retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) at 3 to 5 weeks of age received immediate treatment by cryoablation and photocoagulation, with good results. The critical importance of the ophthalmic examination of premature babies from the age of 2 weeks, so as not to overlook such cases of 'rush' type ROP is stressed and the difficulty involved in ...

of the expected perfect baby. Research suggests that nursing interventions such as teaching parents about health concerns, caregiving activities and behavioral characteristics of preterm infants, are important in helping parents both in the hospital and after discharge. Research has also documented that home visits by health professionals as well as appointments at child health clinics promote ...

Candidal meningitis is a serious complication of systemic candidiasis and cause of major morbidity and mortality. This is especially true in very low birth weight premature infants. We describe a premature neonate who suffered from systemic candidal infection with brain parenchymal involvement detected by cranial ultrasound. This patient survived after antifungal treatment but delayed neurodeve...

Prematurity, haemorrhage, and erythroblastosis are common causes of anaemia in early infancy, while infection and congenital iron deficiency are relatively unimportant causes in the early months. The Anaemia of Prematurity.?Anaemia is common in premature infants and its severity varies directly with the degree of immaturity. There are two distinct phases of anaemia in premature infants. The fir...

Cryptorchidism is common in infants born preterm, yet the mechanism for its occurrence is still debated. In a study of 21 premature babies with cryptorchidism at 18 months post-term and 21 case matched controls, cryptorchid preterm infants failed to show the normal rise in plasma testosterone in the first postnatal week. This rise is thought to relate to residual maternal human chorionic gonado...

The reproductive performance of sisters and sisters-in-law of 185 women who had delivered "light-for-dates" and "premature expulsion" low birth weight infants was studied. Percentile birth weights were compared taking into account length of gestation, fetal sex, and the height, weight, parity, and smoking habits of the mother. Sisters of women who had delivered light-for-dates babies had lighte...

Normally pregnancy last for 40 week, in which babies are born normal and healthy. The babies which are born after 20th week and before 37th week of pregnancy are known as premature babies. This can cause deficiency in babies and high risk of death of child, to reduce neonatal death it is necessary to predict whether the labor is term or preterm one of the promising tool to measure the electrica...