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Factors Associated with Low Volumes of Mother’s Own Milk at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge of Very Low Birth Weight Infants-a Cohort Study

Breastfeed Med. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2023.0266. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Background: Mother’s own milk (MOM) provides health benefits for infants with very low …

Comparison of singleton and twin birth weight reference percentile curves by gestational age and sex in extremely preterm infants: a population-based study

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Apr 16;8(1):e002502. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002502. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: With the increasing survival rate of smaller newborns and twins, previous growth curves may not …

Endocan: A biomarker for endothelial dysfunction and inflammation, linking maternal obesity and pediatric obesity in a cohort of preterm neonates

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2024 Apr 12;297:132-137. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.04.013. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Numerous animal and epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a …

Using a priority setting exercise to identify priorities for guidelines on newborn and child health in South Africa, Malawi, and Nigeria

Health Res Policy Syst. 2024 Apr 16;22(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s12961-024-01133-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest under-five mortality rate globally. Child healthcare …

Impact of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and free androgen index on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in PCOS patients

Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2024 Apr 16;22(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s12958-024-01212-y. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine disorder associated with infertility and pregnancy complications. …

Lactation support in neonatal intensive care units in Germany from the mothers’ perspective – a mixed-method study of the current status and needs

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Apr 16;24(1):282. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06339-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Establishing successful lactation in mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500g) infants requires structured …

End-tidal carbon monoxide concentrations measured within 48 hours of birth predict hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia

J Perinatol. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01967-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To determine, among neonates at-risk for hyperbilirubinemia, whether measuring end-tidal carbon monoxide …

A clinical consensus guideline for nutrition in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia from birth through discharge

J Perinatol. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01965-9. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To develop a consensus guideline to meet nutritional challenges faced by infants …