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Association Between Transient Hypothyroxinaemia of Prematurity and Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Low‐Birthweight Cohort: An Exploratory Study
ConclusionWhile the primary relation between THOP and ASD found here is not statistically significant, the magnitude of association and significant relationship observed in the subgroup whose mothers did not have hypertension during pregnancy suggest that it is worthy of further investigation. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - February 4, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Steven J. Korzeniewski, Jennifer A. Pinto‐Martin, Agnes H. Whitaker, Judith F. Feldman, John M. Lorenz, Susan E. Levy, Tammy Z. Movsas, Athina Pappas, Nigel Paneth Tags: Short and Long‐term Infant Outcomes Source Type: research

Risk Factors for Acute Respiratory Morbidity in Moderately Preterm Infants
ConclusionWe conclude that acute respiratory morbidity in moderately preterm infants is common and predicted by multiparity, caesarean section, low Apgar score and male sex. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - February 4, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maria Altman, Mireille Vanpée, Sven Cnattingius, Mikael Norman Tags: Short and Long‐term Infant Outcomes Source Type: research

The Impact of Neonatal Care Resources on Regional Variation in Neonatal Mortality Among Very Low Birthweight Infants in Korea
ConclusionsRegional disparity in mortality of VLBW infants in Korea is most marked in the lowest‐birthweight group, <750 g. This disparity is primarily due to lack of resources for neonatal intensive care in most of provincial areas. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - February 4, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jae Won Shim, Myo Jing Kim, Ee‐Kyung Kim, Hyun Kyung Park, Eun Song Song, Soon Min Lee, Jang Hoon Lee, Hyun‐Seung Jin, Eun Sun Kim, Yun Sil Chang, Tags: Neonatal Care Source Type: research

Clustering of Neonatal Deaths in Bangladesh: Results From the Projahnmo Studies
ConclusionThe preceding sibling's outcome may be a surrogate for genetic and other maternal health factors such as nutrition, infection or environmental factors that were not measured within Projahnmo. Further research into these factors is required in order to explain the variation in the risk for NM. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - February 4, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Bareng A. S. Nonyane, Emma K. Williams, Carla Blauvelt, Mohammad R. Shah, Gary L. Darmstadt, Lawrence Moulton, Abdullah H. Baqui Tags: Infant Health: Mortality Source Type: research

Breastfeeding: It Takes a Village
Breastfeeding Medicine Feb 2013, Vol. 8, No. 1: 1-2. (Source: Breastfeeding Medicine)
Source: Breastfeeding Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Tags: article Source Type: research

Antibiotic Use in Newborns with Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn.
Conclusions: This study suggests that empiric postnatal antibiotic treatment may not be warranted for late preterm and term infants with TTN in the absence of specific infectious risk factors. PMID: 23428585 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Neonatology)
Source: Neonatology - February 14, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Weintraub AS, Cadet CT, Perez R, Delorenzo E, Holzman IR, Stroustrup A Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research

The Tragedy/Comedy of Not Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Medicine Feb 2013, Vol. 8, No. 1: 143-144. (Source: Breastfeeding Medicine)
Source: Breastfeeding Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Tags: article Source Type: research

Brain injury following trial of hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Conclusions Fewer areas of infarction and a trend towards more normal scans were noted in brain MRI following whole-body hypothermia. Presence of the NICHD pattern of brain injury is a marker of death or moderate or severe disability at 18–22 months following hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition)
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition - October 18, 2012 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Shankaran, S., Barnes, P. D., Hintz, S. R., Laptook, A. R., Zaterka-Baxter, K. M., McDonald, S. A., Ehrenkranz, R. A., Walsh, M. C., Tyson, J. E., Donovan, E. F., Goldberg, R. N., Bara, R., Das, A., Finer, N. N., Sanchez, P. J., Poindexter, B. B., Van Meu Tags: Clinical trials (epidemiology), Neurological injury, Child health, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Trauma, Injury Original articles Source Type: research

Characterization of placenta‐specific microRNAs in fetal growth restriction pregnancy
ConclusionOur data suggest that reduced expression in placenta of certain FGR placenta‐specific miRNAs is associated with FGR and that the discrepancy between expression in FGR placenta and their circulating levels in maternal plasma will be crucial to understanding how placenta‐specific microRNAs are released into the maternal circulation. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Prenatal Diagnosis)
Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 27, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Ai Higashijima, Kiyonori Miura, Hiroyuki Mishima, Akira Kinoshita, Ozora Jo, Shuhei Abe, Yuri Hasegawa, Shoko Miura, Kentaro Yamasaki, Atsushi Yoshida, Koh‐ichiro Yoshiura, Hideaki Masuzaki Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Minimally-invasive surfactant therapy in preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure
Conclusion Surfactant delivery via a narrow-bore tracheal catheter is feasible and potentially effective, and deserves further investigation in clinical trials. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition)
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition - February 15, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Dargaville, P. A., Aiyappan, A., De Paoli, A. G., Kuschel, C. A., Kamlin, C. O. F., Carlin, J. B., Davis, P. G. Tags: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Child health, Infant health, Neonatal health Original articles Source Type: research

Local skin injury as a complication of whole body cooling for perinatal asphyxia
A female infant was born at term weighing 3160 g by spontaneous vaginal delivery. Apgar scores were 1 and 3 at 1st and 5th min, respectively. The baby underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Umblical artery pH was 6.9. She had Sarnat stage 2 encephalopathy. Therapeutic whole body hypothermia was induced soon after birth with a rectal temperature of 33–34°C, using a water-filled mattress (Tecotherm TecCom, Munich, Germany) and was continued throughout the 72 h period and afterwards the patient was warmed 0.5°C per hour up to 36°C. The lowest air temperature to achieve this rectal temperature was 28°C....
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition - February 15, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Demirel, G., Celik, I. H., Canpolat, F. E., Oguz, S. S., Erdeve, O., Dilmen, U. Tags: Journalology, Drugs: infectious diseases, Child health, Dermatology, Competing interests (ethics), Resuscitation, Trauma, Injury Images in neonatal medicine Source Type: research

Rapid prenatal diagnosis of fetal Zellweger syndrome by biochemical tests, complementation studies, and molecular analyses
What's already known about this topic? Neuronal migration disorders are caused by many genetic conditions. Zellweger syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive cause. Prenatal diagnosis can be performed in further pregnancies. What does this study add? We show that early prenatal diagnosis can be reached by biochemical testing in pregnancies at risk for ZSS, even when no definite diagnosis has been established in a previous pregnancy. ZSS should be considered in fetus presenting with lissencephaly and other specific congenital anomalies. (Source: Prenatal Diagnosis)
Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 1, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Karin Segers, Genevieve Pierquin, Stephanie Gaillez, Katty Delbecque, Maria Retz, Malek Tebache, Hans Waterham, Ronald Wanders, Sacha Ferdinandusse, François‐Guillaume Debray Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research

The discourse around usefulness, morality, risk and trust: a focus group study on prenatal genetic testing
ConclusionThe research shed some light on the frames of reference used by participants to build their positions on PGT uptake, confirming the public's ability to translate scientific accounts into personally meaningful information. A more complete understanding of the reasons for decisions to test would help counsellors to better communicate with women and couples, and to better assist them to make a better informed testing decision. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Prenatal Diagnosis)
Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - October 24, 2012 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Monica Pivetti, Lorenzo Montali, Giorgia Simonetti Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Real-time bowel ultrasound to characterize intestinal motility in the preterm neonate
& J H Kim (Source: Journal of Perinatology)
Source: Journal of Perinatology - February 28, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: D A RichburgJ H Kim Tags: ultrasonography gastrointestinal motility neonatal intensive care Doppler Source Type: research

Impact of early human milk on sepsis and health-care costs in very low birth weight infants
& P P Meier (Source: Journal of Perinatology)
Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 31, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: A L PatelT J JohnsonJ L EngstromL F FoggB J JegierH R BiggerP P Meier Tags: premature infant breast milk infection economics health-care costs Source Type: research

NICU redesign from open ward to private room: a longitudinal study of parent and staff perceptions
& B H Lee (Source: Journal of Perinatology)
Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 3, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: J R SwansonC PetersB H Lee Tags: intensive care unit family-centered care neonate NICU design Source Type: research

Quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and nursing research . . . Oh my!
Abstract Research is a word that evokes feeling of fear and dread in many nurses. Maybe its memories of the research course required in their nursing education program, hours spent in the library, or deciphering the statistics section in a research article. Most nurses want to focus on nursing skills and are unaware of the relationship between research and nursing care skills, such as administering medications, protecting skin integrity, or educating an anxious parent. Many nurses see research as distinct from patient care and nursing practice, but nothing is further from the truth. Quality nursing care is based on...
Source: Neonatal Network - July 1, 2012 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Raines DA Tags: Neonatal Netw Source Type: research

Results of a two-center, before and after study of piperacillin–tazobactam versus ampicillin and gentamicin as empiric therapy for suspected sepsis at birth in neonates 1500 g
Results of a two-center, before and after study of piperacillin–tazobactam versus ampicillin and gentamicin as empiric therapy for suspected sepsis at birth in neonates 1500 g Journal of Perinatology advance online publication, January 17 2013. doi:10.1038/jp.2012.169 Authors: E Chong, J Reynolds, J Shaw, L Forur, P Delmore, H Uner, B T Bloom & P Gordon (Source: Journal of Perinatology)
Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 17, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: E ChongJ ReynoldsJ ShawL ForurP DelmoreH UnerB T BloomP Gordon Tags: necrotizing enterocolitis ampicillin gentamicin piperacillin–tazobactam diaper rash Source Type: research

Skin Wound Healing and Scarring: Fetal Wounds and Regenerative Restitution
The adverse physiological and psychological effects of scars formation after healing of wounds are broad and a major medical problem for patients. In utero, fetal wounds heal in a regenerative manner, though the mechanisms are unknown. Differences in fetal scarless regeneration and adult repair can provide key insight into reduction of scarring therapy. Understanding the cellular and extracellular matrix alterations in excessive adult scarring in comparison to fetal scarless healing may have important implications. Herein, we propose that matrix can be controlled via cellular therapy to resemble a fetal‐like matrix that ...
Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 29, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Cecelia C. Yates, Patricia Hebda, Alan Wells Tags: Review Source Type: research

Differences in Birthweight Curves Between Newborns of Immigrant Mothers vs. Infants Born in Their Corresponding Native Countries: Systematic Overview
ConclusionsTerm birthweight percentiles are typically higher among term infants born to mother who immigrate to Canada than those of infants born in their respective native country. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - February 4, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Talia Boshari, Marcelo L. Urquia, Michael Sgro, Leanne R. De Souza, Joel G. Ray Tags: Birthweight Source Type: research