Month: <span>January 2025</span>
Month: January 2025

Oral Commissure Ulcer in an Extremely Preterm Infant: A Complication of Endotracheal Tube Fixation at Contralateral Oral Commissure During Lateral Positioning

Cureus. 2024 Dec 3;16(12):e75009. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75009. eCollection 2024 Dec. ABSTRACT Lip ulcers associated with endotracheal tube fixation are a known complication in adults, but their …

Association of Dietary Patterns and Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Indices With Gestational and Birth Outcomes in Pregnant Emirati Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cureus. 2024 Dec 3;16(12):e75038. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75038. eCollection 2024 Dec. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIM: This cross-sectional, community-based study examined the association of dietary intake of pregnant …

Comparative Evaluation of Two Doses of IV Dexamethasone for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Lower Segment Cesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cureus. 2024 Dec 3;16(12):e75020. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75020. eCollection 2024 Dec. ABSTRACT Introduction Effective postoperative analgesia following lower segment cesarean section (LSCS) is crucial for promoting surgical …

Association of TNF-alpha genetic variants with neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia: consolidated results

Front Pediatr. 2024 Dec 19;12:1511355. doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1511355. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Inflammation is increasingly recognized as a key factor in the pathophysiology of bronchopulmonary dysplasia …

Practices supporting cue-based breastfeeding of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units across Europe

Int Breastfeed J. 2025 Jan 2;20(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s13006-024-00697-y. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Emerging knowledge about supportive neurodevelopmental neonatal care shows the need for an individual approach to …

Identifying psychosocial predictors and developing a risk score for preterm birth among Kenyan pregnant women

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Jan 2;25(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-07058-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of neonatal mortality, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where …