Background Infections are common complications of neonatal long lines. Heparin has been shown to prolong the effective duration of neonatal long lines and to reduce the ability of bacteria to adhere ...

2 Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK 3 Department of Psychology and Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK 4 University Division ...

Correspondence to Dr Deborah L Harris, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6242, New Zealand; Deborah.Harris{at}vuw.ac.nz ...

Objective Since therapeutic hypothermia became standard care for neonatal hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), even fewer infants die or have disability at 18-month assessment than in the clinical ...

Fetal Medicine Research Unit, University of Bristol, Department of Obstetrics, St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol BS2 8EG Professor Peter Soothill. If you wish to reuse ...

Metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP) is characterised by skeletal demineralisation, and in severe cases it can result in fragility fractures of long bones and ribs during routine handling.

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

This review discusses an approach to determining the cause of neonatal encephalopathy, as well as current evidence on resuscitation and subsequent management of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE).

Correspondence to Dr James William Harrison Webbe, Academic Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK; j.webbe{at}imperial.ac.uk Background Neonatal research evaluates many different ...

Objective To explore families’ experiences of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) care in the National Health Service (NHS) and the impact of HIE on families. Design Semistructured interviews (n=28 ...

Objective The aim of the Integrated Family Delivered Care (IFDC) programme was to improve infant health outcomes and parent experience through education and competency-based training. Design In ...

Objective To predict length of stay in neonatal care for all admissions of very preterm singleton babies. Setting All neonatal units in England. Patients Singleton babies born at 24–31 weeks ...