1 Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil 2 Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil ...

OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a scale suitable for use in clinical practice as a tool for assessing prolonged pain in premature infants. METHODS Pain indicators identified by observation of ...

AIM To study the effect of dexamethasone on the routine immunisation of preterm infants with chronic lung disease. METHODS Serum samples were obtained before and after immunisation from an unselected ...

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin Cailes, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group and Vaccine Institute, St George’s University of London, London, SW11 0RU, UK; bcailes{at}sgul.ac.uk Objective To ...

Dr Marina Cuttini Unit of Epidemiology Burlo Garofolo Children’s Hospital via dell’Istria 65/1 34137 Trieste Italy. Email:cuttini{at}burlo.trieste.it AIM To compare neonatal intensive care unit ...

Objectives: Neurodevelopmental outcomes associated with preterm birth are of major health and educational concern. This study examined the neuromotor, cognitive, language and emotional/behavioural ...

Correspondence to: Professor Dunn, Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5 NB, UK; P.M.Dunn{at}Bristol.ac.uk George Armstrong published one of ...

Introduction Maternity care providers are expected to follow National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and other evidence-based guidelines.1 Aims To audit whether level of evidence ...

Aim To establish a reference range for oxygen saturation (SpO 2) in well preterm infants to guide home oxygen therapy using a pulse oximeter and Pulse Oximetry Data Analysis Software (PODS). Provides ...