Objectives To examine compliance with the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) as well as evaluate the BFHI and its components on breastfeeding initiation and duration overall and according to ...

Background The original bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) design has wide-bore tubing and a low-resistance interface. This creates a stable airway pressure that is reflected by the ...

Objectives To examine the incidence of fetal congenital abnormalities in cases of isolated polyhydramnious after exclusion of the common causes of polyhydramnious. Methods Retrospective analysis of ...

AIM To identify incidence of school and behaviour problems at age 7 years in children born between 32 and 35 weeks gestation, and investigate perinatal risk factors. METHOD The study population ...

Dr Christopher Wren Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN. AIM To investigate the performance of routine neonatal and 6 week examinations for detecting ...

Correspondence to: Dr Roberts, Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Campus, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; irene.roberts{at}ic.ac.uk Neonatal thrombocytopenia is a common ...

1 Department of Paediatric Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK 2 Department of Neonatal Medicine and Surgery, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK Meconium obstruction of ...

1 Department of Pediatrics, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA 2 University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA 3 Kaiser ...

Aim To assess whether regular administration of pethidine during medical termination of pregnancy in the second trimester leads to faster completion of the procedure. Results Regular administration of ...

5 Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College (Hammersmith Hospital), London, UK Objective The authors performed a randomised trial in very preterm small-for-gestational age (SGA) babies to determine ...

1 Paediatric HIV Service, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 10 Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 1TS, Scotland, UK 2 Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health & ...

Background: The establishment of a balanced intestinal microflora which may protect against infection is desirable for the preterm infant. Objective: To investigate the effect of a preterm formula ...