Background Spina bifida is associated with life-long disability and reduced survival, but the determinants of survival for those born with spina bifida remain poorly understood. This study describes ...

Background: The establishment of a balanced intestinal microflora which may protect against infection is desirable for the preterm infant. Objective: To investigate the effect of a preterm formula ...

3 Neonatal Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK 4 Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Objective To ...

Seven-day versus 14-day antibiotic course for culture-proven neonatal sepsis: a multicentre randomised non-inferiority trial in a low and middle-income country ...

Objective To evaluate growth of the triceps surae muscle over the first 12 months of life in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates compared with typically developing (TD) infants. Design ...

2 Neonatal Unit, Rosie Hospital, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, St George's Hospital, London, UK 4 Child Health, St George's, University of London, London ...

Correspondence to Dr Alan M Groves, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78705, USA; alan.groves{at}austin.utexas.edu Results Mean (SD) heart ...

1 Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Centre Hospitalier University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland 2 Paediatric Surgery, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of ...

2 Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK 3 Department of Psychology and Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK 4 University Division ...

Objective This study aimed to assess whether additional enteral docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation, with or without arachidonic acid (ARA), influences morbidities diagnosed in the neonatal ...

AIM To determine if pulmonary haemorrhage after surfactant treatment increases short and long term morbidity and mortality in neonates weighing <1500 g at birth. METHODS Neonates weighing <1500 g at ...

Seven neonates required intensive care at our institution with enterovirus myocarditis, 2001–2003. Presentation was at a median age of 9 days. All had ischaemic electrocardiograms, poor ventricular ...