The thermal environment surrounding preterm neonates in closed incubators is regulated via air temperature control mode. At present, these control modes do not take account of all the thermal parameters involved in a pattern of incubator such as the thermal parameters of preterm neonates (birth weight < 1000 grams). The objective of this work is to design and validate a generalized predictive c...

Preterm labor is defined as the presence of regular uterine contractions with progressive cervical changes before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. Spontaneous preterm labor accounts for 40% to 50% of all preterm births [1]. An estimated 13 million babies (−10% of all births) are born preterm each year worldwide, and approximately 1 million of all newborn deaths are due to preterm birth [2]. At ...

OBJECTIVE Premature infants who are discharged from intensive care nurseries are known to be at increased risk for apnea, bradycardia, and oxygen desaturation while in the upright position. These small infants also do not fit securely in standard infant car seats. Because of these problems, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a period of observation in a car seat for all infants who a...

Focus on the late preterm birth (LPB) and critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) Data on outcomes of CCHD specifically in late preterm infants are exceedingly scarce. The preterm newborn with associated complex CHD presents many intricate problems to clinicians who take care (neonatologist, cardiologist, cardiothoracic surgeon). Therapies used for the preterm neonate without heart disease fre...

244 Sir, Transporting a sick newborn to an equipped health facility is a challenge in India due to scarce and inequitably distributed health facilities and underdeveloped transport network. Though in utero transport of the newborn and delivery at an adequately equipped center are ideal, a preterm delivery and all the subsequent perinatal problems cannot always be anticipated. This results in a ...

INTRODUCTION Factors explaining the greater susceptibility of preterm infants to severe lower respiratory infections with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remain poorly understood. Fetal/newborn lambs are increasingly appreciated as a model to study key elements of RSV infection in newborn infants due to similarities in lung alveolar development, immune response, and susceptibility to RSV. Pre...

Preterm birth will disrupt the pattern and course of organ development, which may result in morbidity mortality newborn infants. Large animal models are crucial resources for developing novel, credible, effective treatments preterm This review summarizes classification, definition, prevalence birth, analyzes relationship between predicted days one human year most widely used (mice, rats, rabbit...