Objective: We determined the effect of preterm delivery on the course of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in infants born to mothers participating in a methadone maintenance program.
Study design: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in which infant and maternal data were collected from the medical records of 53 preterm and 66 term infants...
Keywords: Methadone, NAS, neonate, preterm
03/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Objective: IGF-I and insulin are the main regulators of intrauterine and postnatal growth...
Keywords: fetus, IGF-I, insulin, intrauterine growth restriction, neonate, visfatin
04/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Objective: To assess chronological changes of pulmonary blood flow in response to ambient temperature load in normal full-term neonates.
Methods: Group I (n=8) neonates were maintained at 25–26°C for the first 24 h after birth, with Group II (n=7) at 32–33°C...
Keywords: neonate, peripheral blood flow, pulmonary circulation, thermal environment
06/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Background: Jaundice is frequent in neonates and can cause severe complications, especially in premature neonates, particularly the risk of developing acute bilirubin encephalopathy...
Keywords: bilirubin, hyperbilirubinemia, jaundice, neonate, point-of-care testing, Spectrophotometry
09/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Background: The effects of meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) on cord blood endothelin-1 (ET-1) concentrations have not been explored.
Objective: The aim of this study was to verify whether MSAF influences ET-1 cord blood concentrations in healthy term neonates.
Methods: Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, plasma ET-1 concentrations were determined in 30 healthy term neonates with MSAF, and in 15 healthy term neonates without MSAF...
Keywords: endothelin-1, meconium-stained amniotic fluid, neonate
05/2005 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of congenital infection in humans. Some congenitally infected infants will develop sequelae later in life, especially sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and mental retardation...
Keywords: Congenital CMV, neonate, valganciclovir, viral load, SNHL
07/2005 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Nosocomial sepsis remains an important cause of morbidity in neonatal intensive care units...
Keywords: Central venous catheter, in-line intravenous filter, neonate, nosocomial sepsis
02/2006 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Aim: To analyze the management of newborns after major surgery receiving morphine subcutaneously and to identify possible side effects.
Methods: Morphine was administered via a subcutaneous catheter (Insuflon®) in 20 newborns after major surgery...
Keywords: Cannula, neonate, postoperative pain, subcutaneous injection
02/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) comprises nine closely related species or genomovars...
Keywords: Bacteremia, Burkholderia cepacia, disinfection, neonate, non-touch taps
05/2008 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Background: Transport of premature infants incurs transfer-related morbidity, including intraventricular hemorrhage, a contributing factor to cerebral palsy...
Keywords: Biophysical stress, neonate, Transport
01/2008 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Aims: To describe a case of a congenital coronary artery fistula in a neonate with the diagnostic and surgical modalities used to manage this condition...
Keywords: Color Doppler imaging, congenital coronary artery fistula, early detection of coronary artery fistula, neonate
12/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter