Objectives Standardised reporting of outcomes in neonatal palliative and/or end-of-life care would facilitate comparison of practice and lead to more informed decisions about practice. We ...

Objective Fetomaternal transfusion (FMT) is associated with increased perinatal mortality and morbidity, but data on postnatal outcomes are scarce. Our aim was to determine the incidence of adverse ...

Correspondence to Dr Emily A Kieran, Department of Neonatology, The National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland; emilykieran{at}gmail.com Objective Incorrectly positioned umbilical ...

Objective To compare rectal and axillary temperatures in preterm newborns on admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Design Secondary analysis of data collected in a randomised ...

Objective To describe the incidence of major bleeds according to different platelet counts in very preterm infants, and to explore whether this association is influenced by other risk factors for ...

Intraventricular haemorrhage and posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation remain an important challenge in the management of prematurity and are associated with significant permanent morbidity.

Objective Despite lack of evidence supporting efficacy, prophylactic fresh frozen plasma and Octaplas transfusions may be administered to very preterm infants to reduce bleeding risk. International ...

a Department of Neonatal Medicine, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, b Department of Pathology Dr Morgan, Neonatal Unit, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 ...

Objective: To determine the accuracy of three tests used to predict successful extubation of preterm infants. Results: Fifty infants were studied and extubated. Eleven (22%) were reintubated. The SBT ...

Dr P N A Adiotomre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Walsgrave Maternity Hospital, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX. Sixty babies, delivered over a six and a half year period, who had absent end diastolic ...

3 Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 4 School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 5 Neonatal Unit, Birmingham Women's ...

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of oral versus intravenous ibuprofen for the pharmacological closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in less mature preterm infants. Design Prospective, ...