Neonatal Medicine
Neonatal Medicine

Improvement of point of care testing (POCT) device for accurate whole blood glucose measurement in early neonates

Ann Clin Biochem. 2024 Apr 9:45632241249034. doi: 10.1177/00045632241249034. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is important that blood glucose concentrations be accurately and conveniently …

Consensus recommendation for prenatal, neonatal and postnatal management of congenital cytomegalovirus infection from the European congenital infection initiative (ECCI)

Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2024 Apr 1;40:100892. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100892. eCollection 2024 May. ABSTRACT Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection carries a significant burden with a 0.64% global …

Prenatal DEHP exposure induces lifelong testicular toxicity by continuously interfering with steroidogenic gene expression

Transl Androl Urol. 2024 Mar 31;13(3):369-382. doi: 10.21037/tau-23-503. Epub 2024 Mar 6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies suggested the association between prenatal di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) exposure …

Association of Speckle-Based Blood Flow Measurements and Fluorescein Angiography in Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity

Ophthalmol Sci. 2023 Dec 29;4(4):100463. doi: 10.1016/j.xops.2023.100463. eCollection 2024 Jul-Aug. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To determine the correlation between blood flow metrics measured by intravenous fluorescein angiography …

Diagnosis, management and long term cardiovascular outcomes of phenotypic profiles in pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Front Pediatr. 2024 Mar 25;12:1356157. doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1356157. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a developmental defect of the diaphragm resulting in herniation of …

The influence of birthweight on mortality and severe neonatal morbidity in late preterm and term infants: an Australian cohort study

Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2024 Apr 2;45:101054. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101054. eCollection 2024 Apr. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to detail incidence rates …

Withdrawal and withholding of life sustaining treatment (WWLST): an under recognised factor in the morbidity or mortality of periviable infants?-a narrative review

Transl Pediatr. 2024 Mar 27;13(3):459-473. doi: 10.21037/tp-23-468. Epub 2024 Mar 22. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The morbidity and mortality of infants born extremely preterm varies …

Multidisciplinary Obstetric Simulation Training: Experience at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore, a Tertiary Referral Centre

Cureus. 2024 Mar 9;16(3):e55840. doi: 10.7759/cureus.55840. eCollection 2024 Mar. ABSTRACT Background Multidisciplinary simulation training in the management of acute obstetric emergencies has the potential to …