Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most important neonatal problem in nursery which is associated with high neonatal mortality and morbidity. NEC also leads to various long term complications, including short bowel syndrome, systemic infection, eye problems, nutritional deficiency and neurodevelopmental impairments. Lactoferrin (LF) is a component of breast milk and multiple action...

Seizures in newborn babies are commonly caused by problems such as lack of oxygen, haemorrhage, meningitis, infection and strokes. The aim of an automated neonatal seizure detection system is to assist clinical staff in a neonatal intensive care unit to interpret the EEG. In this work, the automated neonatal seizure detection system is validated on a set of healthy patients and its performance ...

A detailed clinicopathological analysis of 223 consecutive fetal and neonatal deaths was carried out in Curaçao during 1984 and 1985; this included careful histological examination of 210 infants (94%). The crude death rate was 34.2 per 1000 total births. Malformation was the principal cause of death in 28 cases, antepartum haemorrhage in 19, hypertension in 25, and asphyxia in 35. Death was ca...

Neonatal necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) affects 1-2% of admissions to most neonatal units and is the commonest surgical emergency in the newborn. Premature infants with additional medical problems account for most cases but about 10% are term infants with a recognised risk factor such as congenital heart disease.' 2 NEC usually responds to intensive medical treatment, which includes cessation ...

Over the past several decades, advances in prenatal evaluation, neonatal care, diagnostic techniques, anesthesia, and clinical management have enhanced care of pediatric surgical patients. Neonates have their own physiologic characteristics that must govern their care. The most distinctive and rapidly changing functions occur during the neonatal period. This is due to the newborn infant’s adapt...

Thirteen newborn infants, 8 preterm and 5 term, with either mild or serious neonatal asphyxia were studied. From the first 24 hours of life to day 13, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimated by creatinine clearance was compared with the values obtained using Schwartz's formula: GFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) = 0.55 x length (cm)/plasma creatinine (mg/100 ml). Both in term and preterm infants, valu...

Background Jaundice is one of the most common problems in neonatal period. Although the efficacy of exchange transfusion in the treatment of neonatal jaundice is knownand quickly reduces blood bilirubin levels, but severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We conducted this study to investigate the risk factorsof severe hyperbilirubinemia in neon...

This paper presents outcomes from a cognitive engineering project addressing the design problems of computerised monitoring in neonatal intensive care. Cognitive engineering is viewed, in this project, as a symbiosis between cognitive science and design practice. A range of methodologies has been used: interviews with neonatal staff, ward observations, and experimental techniques. The results o...

Background: Neonatal period is a susceptible time in which the newborn has to adapt to a new environment and is vulnerable to many problems. This study aimed to assess the disease outcome and associated factors among neonates.Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from March 15, 2018, to March 30, 2018, on neonates (n=341) admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care U...

BACKGROUND The placenta plays a crucial role during pregnancy for growth and development of the fetus. Less than optimal placental performance may result in morbidity or even mortality of both mother and fetus. Awareness among pediatricians, however, of the benefit of placental findings for neonatal care, is limited. OBJECTIVES To provide a systematic overview of the relation between placenta...