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Neonatal Medicine

Assessment of Breastfeeding and Weaning Practices and Their Effects on Infant Growth in Western Maharashtra: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cureus. 2024 Sep 23;16(9):e70030. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70030. eCollection 2024 Sep. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Breastfeeding provides nutrients and antibodies crucial for developing infants and their immune systems. Understanding …

Neonatal Medicine

Exploring the Association between Complexity of Care, Medical Complexity, and Length of Stay in the Paediatric Setting Using a Nursing Minimum Data Set: A Study Protocol

Nurs Rep. 2024 Oct 10;14(4):2923-2934. doi: 10.3390/nursrep14040213. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The complexity of care requires systematic documentation to fully understand its relationship with medical complexity and …

Neonatal Medicine

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Perioperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Truncus Arteriosus Repair

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Oct 25:21501351241279121. doi: 10.1177/21501351241279121. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Background: Despite surgical advances, neonatal truncus arteriosus repair remains …

Neonatal Medicine

Comparison of One-Year Post-Operative Evolution of Children Born of COVID-19-Positive Mothers vs. COVID-19-Negative Pregnancies Having Congenital Gastrointestinal Malformation and Having Received Proper Parenteral Nutrition during Their Hospital Stay

Pediatr Rep. 2024 Sep 25;16(4):823-832. doi: 10.3390/pediatric16040070. ABSTRACT Background: The long-term effects on neonates born of COVID-19-positive pregnancies are still unclear. Congenital gastrointestinal malformations (CGIMs) …

Neonatal Medicine

The Value of Reducing Inconclusive and False-Positive Newborn Screening Results for Congenital Hypothyroidism, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Maple Syrup Urine Disease in The Netherlands

Int J Neonatal Screen. 2024 Oct 8;10(4):70. doi: 10.3390/ijns10040070. ABSTRACT Inconclusive and false-positive newborn screening (NBS) results can cause parental stress and increase healthcare expenditures. …

Neonatal Medicine

Incidence of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Endocrine Disorders Among 40965 Newborn Infants at Riyadh Second Health Cluster of the Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

Int J Neonatal Screen. 2024 Oct 16;10(4):72. doi: 10.3390/ijns10040072. ABSTRACT Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) and endocrine disorders are common genetic conditions in the Saudi …

Neonatal Medicine

Reply to Bouva et al. Comment on “Dijkstra et al. A False-Negative Newborn Screen for Tyrosinemia Type 1-Need for Re-Evaluation of Newborn Screening with Succinylacetone. Int. J. Neonatal Screen. 2023, 9, 66”

Int J Neonatal Screen. 2024 Sep 24;10(4):66. doi: 10.3390/ijns10040066. ABSTRACT We thank the authors for their comments […]. PMID:39449354 | DOI:10.3390/ijns10040066

Neonatal Medicine

Mapping the spatial distribution of harmful umbilical cord stump care among neonates in Ethiopia: A spatial with multilevel analysis

PLoS One. 2024 Oct 24;19(10):e0310471. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310471. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The umbilical cord (UC) serves as the main pathway for bacteria to reach the …

Neonatal Medicine

Vascular access devices and associated complications in paediatric critical care: A prospective cohort study

PLoS One. 2024 Oct 24;19(10):e0309650. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309650. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Though 60-80% of hospitalized patients have an intravascular device placed during hospitalization, there is …