Randomised clinical trials show that two injections of corticosteroid into the mother before preterm delivery reduce respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal mortality, and intraventricular haemorrhage ...

Division of Neonatal Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne 3053, Australia Dr M W Davies, Perinatal Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Bowen Bridge Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4029, ...

Correspondence to Dr Karoline Aker, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 7491 Trondheim, Norway; ...

Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of umbilical cord milking in preterm infants. Design Randomised controlled trials comparing umbilical cord milking ...

Correspondence to Associate Professor Jane M Alsweiler, Department of Paediatrics: Child & Youth Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand; j.alsweiler{at}auckland.ac.nz ...

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Background Automated oxygen control systems are finding their way into contemporary ventilators for preterm infants, each with its own algorithm, strategy and effect. Objective To provide guidance to ...

Correspondence to Dr Calum T Roberts, Dept. of Paediatrics, Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia; calum.roberts{at}monash.edu Surfactant is ...

1 Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Neonatal Unit, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK 2 Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22–28 Princess Road ...

Correspondence to Dr Dominic Wilkinson, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK; dominic.wilkinson{at}philosophy.ox.ac.uk Background Decisions about ...

Objectives Extremely preterm babies have a significant risk of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI). There has been little investigation regarding the impact of prematurity on families. The objective ...

To explore the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on premature birth rates in Denmark, a nationwide register-based prevalence proportion study was conducted on all 31 180 live singleton infants born in ...