This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Perinatology & Neonatology headlines.
Microbiology and Management of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Source: American Journal of Perinatology - January 31, 2008 Source Type: journals
Secondary surfactant administration in neonates with respiratory decompensation
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 31, 2008 Authors: R BissingerC CarlsonY MichelC DooleyT HulseyD Jenkins Source Type: journals
Posterior urethral valves in three siblings: A case report and review of the literature
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Michiel F. Schreuder, Henricus J. R. van der Horst, Arend Bökenkamp, Goedele M. A. Beckers, Joanna A. E. van Wijk Source Type: journals
Interindividual variability in acetaminophen sulfation by human fetal liver: Implications for pharmacogenetic investigations of drug-induced birth defects
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - January 30, 2008 Authors: Araba A. Adjei, Andrea Gaedigk, Stephen D. Simon, Richard M. Weinshilboum, J. Steven Leeder Source Type: journals
Prenatal growth retardation, microcephaly, and eye coloboma in infant with multiple congenital anomalies: Further delineation of presumed new dysmorphic syndrome
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - January 29, 2008 Authors: Goran Cuturilo, Ida Jovanovic, Goran Vukomanovic, Milan Djukic, Igor Stefanovic, Marina Atanskovic-Markovic Source Type: journals
Screening for retinopathy of prematurity.
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Source: Early Human Development - January 28, 2008 Authors: O'Keefe M, Kirwan C Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: journals
Mechanisms controlling human endothelial lumen formation and tube assembly in three-dimensional extracellular matrices
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: George E. Davis, Wonshill Koh, Amber N. Stratman Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Variation and robustness of the mechanics of gastrulation: The role of tissue mechanical properties during morphogenesis
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Michelangelo von Dassow, Lance A. Davidson Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Ingression of primary mesenchyme cells of the sea urchin embryo: A precisely timed epithelial mesenchymal transition
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Shu-Yu Wu, Michael Ferkowicz, David R. McClay Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Agent-based modeling of multicell morphogenic processes during development
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Bryan C. Thorne, Alexander M. Bailey, Douglas W. DeSimone, Shayn M. Peirce Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Cellular mechanobiology and cancer metastasis
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Milan Makale Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Cellular dynamics and tissue interactions of the dura mater during head development
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Jeffrey R. Gagan, Sunil S. Tholpady, Roy C. Ogle Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Visualization and experimental analysis of blood vessel formation using transgenic zebrafish
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Young Ryun Cha, Brant M. Weinstein Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Developmental biology and tissue engineering
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Francoise Marga, Adrian Neagu, Ioan Kosztin, Gabor Forgacs Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Activator-inhibitor dynamics of vertebrate limb pattern formation
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Stuart A. Newman, Ramray Bhat Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Synthetic tissue biology: Tissue engineering meets synthetic biology
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews - January 28, 2008 Authors: Samuel K. Sia, Brian M. Gillette, Genevieve J. Yang Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Foreword: Maternal and childbirth health systematic reviews
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Motivating authors to update systematic reviews: practical strategies from a behavioural science perspective
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Improving systematic reviews for clinicians: a journal editor's view
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Exploring heterogeneity in meta-analyses: needs, resources and challenges
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Updating reviews: the experience of the Cochrane Neonatal Review Group
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Challenges and strategies of increasing the production and use of Cochrane reviews: the Argentinean experience
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Tailoring systematic reviews to meet critical priorities in maternal health in the intrapartum period
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Recommendations to increase the impact of maternal and childbirth health systematic reviews in the Americas
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Strategies for improving the quality of health care in maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Respiratory Morbidity in Late-Preterm Infants: Prevention Is Better Than Cure!
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Source: American Journal of Perinatology - January 24, 2008 Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals
The early use of minimal enteral nutrition in extremely low birth weight newborns
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 24, 2008 Authors: E MosquedaL SapiegieneL GlynnD Wilson-CostelloM Weiss Source Type: journals
Decreasing trend in postneonatal mortality
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 24, 2008 Authors: A TurlingtonJ E HodgmanL Barton Source Type: journals
Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Postnatal Infections in Preterm Neonates.
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Source: Neonatology - January 22, 2008 Authors: Jeppesen DL, Nielsen SD, Ersbøll AK, Valerius NH Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Peripheral insertion of double-lumen central venous catheter using the Seldinger technique in newborns
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 17, 2008 Authors: T M BuenoA I DizP Q CerveraJ Pérez-RodríguezJ Quero Source Type: journals
Evaluation of embryo-fetal development in rats housed in concrete or hwangto cages during pregnancy
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part B: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology - January 17, 2008 Authors: J. C. Lee, T. H. Ahn, Y. S. Yang, C. J. Moon, S. H. Kim, Y. B. Kim, S. C. Park, J. C. Kim Source Type: journals
Expected ranges for blood neutrophil concentrations of neonates: the Manroe and Mouzinho charts revisited
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 17, 2008 Authors: N SchmutzE HenryJ JoplingR D Christensen Source Type: journals
Sucking and swallowing in infants and diagnostic tools
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 17, 2008 Authors: S P da CostaL van den Engel–hoekA F Bos Source Type: journals
Effect of ibuprofen L-lysinate on bilirubin binding to albumin as measured by saturation index and horseradish peroxidase assays
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 17, 2008 Authors: M T C AmbatE M OstreaJ V Aranda Source Type: journals
Secretory phospholipase A2 in newborn infants with sepsis
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 17, 2008 Authors: A J J SchramaA J de BeaufortB J H M PoorthuisH M BergerF J Walther Source Type: journals
Management of Jaundice and Prevention of Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants >/=35 Weeks Gestation.
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Source: Neonatology - January 17, 2008 Authors: Bhutani VK, Maisels MJ, Stark AR, Buonocore G Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Management of prenatal ovarian cysts.
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Source: Early Human Development - January 17, 2008 Authors: Shimada T, Miura K, Gotoh H, Nakayama D, Masuzaki H Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: journals
Inhaled epinephrine for the treatment of transient tachypnea of the newborn
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 17, 2008 Authors: B KaoS A Stewart de RamirezM B BelfortA Hansen Source Type: journals
Analysis of intron 1 factor VIII gene inversion for direct diagnosisin patients with severe haemophilia A in China
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 16, 2008 Authors: Yan Liang, Mei Yan, Bai Xiao, Jingzhong Liu Source Type: journals
Long term ophthalmic sequelae of prematurity.
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Source: Early Human Development - January 15, 2008 Authors: O'Connor A, Fielder AR Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: journals
Down Syndrome, Achondroplasia and Tetralogy of Fallot.
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Source: Neonatology - January 15, 2008 Authors: Dabir T, McCrossan BA, Sweeney L, Magee A, Sands AJ Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
G/A Polymorphism at -258 of the Hepatic Glucokinase Promoter Is Not Associated with Decreased Birth Weight in Preterm Neonates.
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Source: Neonatology - January 15, 2008 Authors: Pawlowski M, Kouklinos A, Jopp-Petzina G, Herkenrath P, Fischer M, Kribs A, Roth B, Roth J, Tenbrock K Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
The CURPAP Study: An International Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Combining Prophylactic Surfactant and Early Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Very Preterm Infants.
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Source: Neonatology - January 15, 2008 Authors: Sandri F, Plavka R, Simeoni U Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Lung Ultrasound in Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis.
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Source: Neonatology - January 15, 2008 Authors: Copetti R, Cattarossi L, Macagno F, Violino M, Furlan R Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Predictors of Ductal Closure and Intestinal Complications in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Treated with Indomethacin.
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Source: Neonatology - January 15, 2008 Authors: Madan J, Fiascone J, Balasubramanian V, Griffith J, Hagadorn JI Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Juvenile toxicity assessment of d,l-methylphenidate in rats
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part B: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology - January 13, 2008 Authors: David A. Beckman, Marilynn Schneider, Maureen Youreneff, Francis L.S. Tse Source Type: journals
First-trimester maternal placental protein 13 levels in pregnancies resulting in adverse outcomes
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 11, 2008 Authors: Nicholas J. Cowans, Kevin Spencer, Hamutal Meiri Source Type: journals
Incidence of Respiratory Disorders in Neonates Born between 34 and 36 Weeks of Gestation Following Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids between 24 and 34 Weeks of Gestation
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Source: American Journal of Perinatology - January 10, 2008 Source Type: journals
Foetal cerebral hemispheric atrophy and porencephaly after intrauterine exposure to maternal warfarin for mechanical prosthetic heart valve
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 10, 2008 Authors: Giuliana Simonazzi, Gianluigi Pilu, Gualtiero Palareti, Bruno Bernardi, Nicola Rizzo Source Type: journals
Roster of Perinatal Societies
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Source Type: journals
Uterine activity: implications for the condition of the fetus
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Authors: Petra C.A.M. BakkerHerman P. van Geijn Source Type: journals
Illegal drug use, smoking and alcohol consumption in a low-risk Irish primigravid population
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Authors: Jennifer C. DonnellySharon M. CooleyThomas A. WalshRupak SarkarUliana DurneaMichael P. Geary Source Type: journals
Genes and the preeclampsia syndrome
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Authors: Sabine MützeSabine Rudnik-SchönebornKlaus ZerresWerner Rath Source Type: journals
Hypoxia induces cardiac malformations via A1 adenosine receptor activation in chicken embryos
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - January 10, 2008 Authors: Satish K. Ghatpande, Charles J. Billington Jr, Scott A. Rivkees, Christopher C. Wendler Source Type: journals
Treatment and prevention of malaria in pregnancy and newborn
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Authors: Oriol CollClara MenendezFrancesc BotetRajeshwar Dayaland the WAPM Perinatal Infections Working Group: Xavier Carbonell-EstranyLeonard E. WeismanMauricio M. AnceschiAnne GreenoughRonald S. GibssYves Ville Source Type: journals
New scoring system for fetal neurobehavior assessed by three- and four-dimensional sonography
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Authors: Asim KurjakBerivoj MiskovicMilan StanojevicClaudine Amiel-TisonBadreldeen AhmedGuillermo AzumendiOliver VasiljWiku AndonotopoTanja TurudicAida Salihagic-Kadic Source Type: journals
Reproductive consequences of oral arsenate exposure during pregnancy in a mouse model
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part B: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology - January 10, 2008 Authors: Denise S. Hill, Bogdan J. Wlodarczyk, Richard H. Finnell Source Type: journals
Sonographic assessment of the extra-abdominal fetal small bowel in gastroschisis: a retrospective longitudinal study in relation to prenatal complications
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 10, 2008 Authors: J. Heinig, V. Müller, R. Schmitz, K. Lohse, W. Klockenbusch, J. Steinhard Source Type: journals
Congress Calendar
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Source Type: journals
Correlation between ultrasound and autopsy findings after 2nd trimester terminations of pregnancy
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Authors: Per AntonssonAnders SundbergMarius KublickasChristina PiloSam GhaziMagnus WestgrenNikos Papadogiannakis Source Type: journals
Fetal extremity kinetics quantified with Doppler ultrasonography
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Authors: Juan Mario Troyano LuqueKazuo MaedaAsim KurjakLuis MerceJosé Bajo-ArenasTirso Pérez-Medina Source Type: journals
Rethinking autonomy in the context of prenatal screening decision-making
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 10, 2008 Authors: Elisa García, Danielle R. M. Timmermans, Evert van Leeuwen Source Type: journals
Quantification of impulse experienced by neonates during inter- and intra-hospital transport measured by biophysical accelerometery
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Source: Journal of Perinatal Medicine - January 10, 2008 Authors: Shetal ShahAdina RothbergerMartha CaprioPradeep Mally Karen-Hendricks-Munoz Source Type: journals
Lung function measurement in prematurely born preschool children with and without chronic lung disease
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 10, 2008 Authors: V R KairamkondaJ RichardsonN SubhedarP D BridgeN J Shaw Source Type: journals
Fluconazole prophylaxis for prevention of invasive fungal infections in targeted highest risk preterm infants limits drug exposure
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 10, 2008 Authors: J-H WeitkampA OzdasB LaFleurA L Potts Source Type: journals
Editorial on retinopathy of prematurity.
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Source: Early Human Development - January 9, 2008 Authors: Adams GG Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: journals
Bodily Progression of Motor Responses to Increasing Mechanical Force Stimulation in the Newborn Infant and the Effect of Heel Prick.
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Source: Neonatology - January 9, 2008 Authors: Abdulkader HM, Freer Y, Fleetwood-Walker SM, McIntosh N Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Reply to Martínez-Frías and Rodríguez-Pinilla
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - January 9, 2008 Authors: Marian K. Bakker, Hermien E. K. de Walle, Lolkje T. W. de Jong-van den Berg Source Type: journals
Non-VACTERL-type anomalies are frequent in patients with esophageal atresia/tracheo-esophageal fistula and full or partial VACTERL association