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Parent and practitioner experiences of opt-out consent in neonatal intensive care: a mixed methods study within a trial

Background In neonatal trials, verbal opt-out consent has been used to reduce burden on families and make recruitment more efficient and representative. It involves information provision through ...
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Donor breast milk versus infant formula for preterm infants: systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to: Maria Quigley National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK; maria.quigley{at}npeu.ox.ac.uk Objectives: To compare the ...
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Feeding growth restricted preterm infants with abnormal antenatal Doppler results

Absence or reversal of end diastolic flow (AREDF) in the umbilical artery is associated with poor outcome, and elective premature delivery is common. Feeding these infants is a challenge. They often ...
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Term neonatal admissions for hypoglycaemia in England and Wales, 2012–2020: a population-based study using the National Neonatal Research Database

Objective To evaluate the impact of a change in national guidance on the management of hypoglycaemia on UK term neonatal unit (NNU) admissions, describe perinatal risk factors for hypoglycaemia and ...
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Routine cranial ultrasound scanning in tertiary neonatal units

Background Cranial ultrasound scans (CUSS) are widely used to identify babies at later risk of serious disability. There is no consensus for the timing and frequency of routine CUSS providing the best ...
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Early postnatal growth failure in preterm infants is not inevitable

Correspondence to Dr Mark John Johnson, Department of Neonatal Medicine, Princess Anne Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, SO16 5YA, UK; ...
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Patent ductus arteriosus closure: why same-dose oral ibuprofen is superior to intravenous

Correspondence to Thomas Bo Jensen, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen NV 2400, Denmark; Thomas.Bo.Jensen{at}regionh.dk If you wish to reuse any ...
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Multiorgan dysfunction in infants with post-asphyxial hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

1 Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Division of Neonatology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and Department of Paediatrics, ...
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Eye disorders in newborn infants (excluding retinopathy of prematurity)

Correspondence to Dr Deborah K VanderVeen, Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Fegan 4, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Deborah.VanderVeen{at}childrens.harvard.edu A ...
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Preterm meconium staining of the amniotic fluid: associated findings and risk of adverse clinical outcome

2 Neonatal Unit, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary, Little France, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Background: The incidence of preterm meconium staining of the amniotic fluid (MSAF) is ...
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Generating longitudinal growth charts from preterm infants fed to current recommendations

Correspondence to Dr Aneurin Young, Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; a.young{at}soton.ac.uk Objective To use repeated ...
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Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation for surfactant delivery in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Context In spontaneously breathing preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure, a method of less invasive surfactant administration ...