As a junior obstetrician in Vienna in 1847, Semmelweis discovered the cause of puerperal fever and introduced a method for its prevention. Although his findings were hailed by some as comparable to ...

Background Retained placenta is a complication of the third stage of labour that is associated with increased rates of post-partum haemorrhage. Previous research identified risk factors related to ...

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 ...

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 ...

This study investigated whether the use of a respiratory monitor during simulated neonatal resuscitation reduced leak at the face mask. It showed the leak was more than halved, being reduced from 27% ...

1 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK 2 Jenny Lind Children's Department, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ...

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 ...

AIM To determine the extent of use of drugs that are either not licensed (unlicensed), or are outside the terms of their product licence (off label) in a neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS A ...

Objectives: To examine the characteristics of incident reporting systems in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in relation to type, aetiology, outcome and preventability of incidents. Methods: ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...