OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this work was to compare the predictive accuracy of alternative risk-assessment strategies used to screen for the risk of significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS.We conducted a prospective cohort study of 823 term and nearterm newborns admitted to the well-infant nursery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Maternal, infant, and deli...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of gestational age on short-term neonatal morbidity in cases of spontaneous, low-risk singleton late preterm deliveries and to identify predictors of adverse neonatal outcome. METHODS This was a retrospective study of all spontaneous, low-risk late preterm deliveries (34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks of gestation) during the years 1997 to 2006 (n=2,478). Multiple gestat...

This study aims to analyse the risk factors affecting prognosis of cholestasis in newborns. A four-year prospective cohort study was carried out. Neonates with cholestasis were enrolled. The diagnosis of neonatal cholestasis was based on jaundice in the newborn period, direct bilirubin > 2 mg/dl, discoloured stool and elevated liver enzymes. Liver function tests were consecutively monitored wee...

OBJECTIVE Neonates are at greater risk for sepsis and meningitis than other ages and in spite of rapid diagnoses of pathogens and treatments, they still contribute to complications and mortality. This study determines risk factors, causes, and neurologic complications of neonatal meningitis in hospitalized neonates. MATERIAL & METHODS In this descriptive, cross sectional study, we evaluated 4...

BACKGROUND In Uganda, neonatal mortality rate (NMR) remains high at 27 deaths per 1000 live births. There is paucity of data on factors associated with NMR in rural communities in Uganda. The objective of this study was to determine NMR as well as factors associated with neonatal mortality in the rural communities of three districts from eastern Uganda. METHODS Data from a baseline survey of ...