Background In neonatal trials, verbal opt-out consent has been used to reduce burden on families and make recruitment more efficient and representative. It involves information provision through ...

Persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus in the preterm infant is associated with numerous morbidities, including higher rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and increased mortality. These strong ...

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).

Correct size at birth is associated with health later in life “How much did he/she weigh?” is often the first question proud parents are asked after they have announced the sex of their newly ...

Department of Pathological Sciences, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT Professor Harold Fox. If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...

Objective To establish normative ranges for fetal brain volume (FBV) and investigate its relationship with gestational age, using MRI to improve the understanding of fetal brain development. Design A ...

1 Neonatal Unit, Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK 2 Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK ...

Background Signs and symptoms of Preeclampsia (PE) is one of the commonest reasons for referral for urgent assessment in pregnancy. PE defined as sustained BP ≥140/90 mmHg + proteinuria (PCR≥30 or ...

Objective Inconsistent outcome selection and reporting in clinical trials are important sources of research waste; it is not known how common this problem is in neonatal trials. Our objective was to ...

3 SA Pathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Correspondence to Dr Michael Stark, Department of Perinatal Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, ...

Correspondence to Dr Catherine M Harrison, Neonatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK; catherine.harrison10{at}nhs.net If you wish to reuse ...

Correspondence to Dr Edward F Bell, Pediatrics, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, USA; edward-bell{at}uiowa.edu Extremely low birthweight ...