AIM To define the origin and the natural history of innocent heart murmurs in newborn infants. METHODS Fifty healthy babies born at term with the clinical diagnosis of an innocent heart murmur and 50 ...

Objective The first hour after birth is a sensitive period for the mother–newborn dyad and, according to evidence-based routines, should be respected and protected. However, a gap exists between the ...

Objective To compare the duration of mechanical ventilation between preterm infants receiving closed-loop automated oxygen control (CLAC) or manual oxygen control. Design Randomised controlled trial.

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 ...

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 Background Total body water ...

Correspondence to Dr Serafina Perrone, Neonatal Care Unit, Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University Hospital of Siena, Viale M. Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy; saraspv{at}yahoo.it ...

Background The success of surgery in infants with hepatobiliary disease is inversely proportional to the age when surgery was performed. Pale stool colour is a major indicator of biliary obstruction.

Introduction Intubation is most often performed electively by anaesthetists in controlled conditions in operating theatres. In neonates, however, it is most often performed by neonatologists or ...

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).

Background Ketones and lactate may contribute towards overall cerebral fuel availability in term infants, yet the availability of such cerebral fuels in very preterm infants is unclear. We undertook a ...

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 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 ...