AIM To time the onset of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in patients (n=39) with CMV associated neonatal cholestasis by analysing CMV DNA on Guthrie cards sampled at 3 days of age. METHODS CMV ...

Correspondence to Dr Floris Groenendaal, Department of Neonatology, Room number KE.04.123.1, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The ...

AIM To describe the prevalence of anophthalmia/microphthalmia in babies born in England 1988–94, as well as their overall survival, and the incidence of associated ...

1 Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2 Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Isala Clinics location Sophia, ...

Correspondence to Dr Nishad Plakkal, Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry-605006, India; plakkal{at}gmail.com ...

Department of Paediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Dr S Hosono, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Itabashi, Tokyo ...

Objectives - To determine whether dexamethasone `matures' the phosphatidylcholine (PC) composition of broncheoalveolar fluid in infants at high risk of neonatal chronic lung disease (CLD), either by ...

Objective Assess the relationship between applied face mask force and leak during simulated ventilation using different ventilating devices and mask holds. Design Randomised cross-over simulation ...

Correspondence to Michele Upton, Patient Safety Lead, Maternity and Newborn, Patient Safety Domain 5, NHS England, Skipton House Area 6C, 80 London Road, London, SE1 6LH, UK; michele.upton{at}nhs.net ...

Objective Assess the feasibility and safety of a purpose-built automated tactile stimulation device (ATSD) responding to cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants. Design Randomised cross-over study ...

Alcohol-impregnated port protectors to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection in the neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement study ...

AIM To define the normal range of systolic blood pressure in a non-selective population based sample of babies of low gestation throughout early infancy. METHODS Daily measurements of systolic blood ...