Origins of neonatal intensive care in the UK [PDF]
Chaired by Professor Robert Boyd, this seminar reviewed the development and changes in care of the newborn in the UK over the past 50 years. Advances in techniques were described, such as mechanical ventilation, total parenteral nutrition and continuous ...
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Evaluation of a Clinical Risk Score for Preterm Necrotising Enterocolitis: The ‘Check‐NEC Score’
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Early prediction of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants is important given its significant health, economic and social–emotional burden. We aimed to validate a clinical risk score (Check‐NEC Score [CNS]) for this purpose in preterm infants.
Tiara Davis +5 more
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Three-dimensional cephalometric evaluation of maxillary growth following in utero repair of cleft lip and alveolar-like defects in the mid-gestational sheep model [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate maxillary growth following in utero repair of surgically created cleft lip and alveolar (CLA)-like defects by means of three-dimensional (3D) computer tomographic (CT) cephalometric analysis in the mid-gestational sheep model ...
Adzick NS +45 more
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Abstract Background Extremely preterm neonates often require red blood cell (RBC) transfusions derived from adult donors. These transfusions introduce adult hemoglobin into a neonatal hematopoietic system dominated by fetal hemoglobin (HbF), shifting the oxygen‐dissociation curve and increasing oxygen delivery to immature tissues.
Jip H. van Daelen +8 more
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Abstract Background and Objectives Foetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopaenia (FNAIT) is a potentially severe immune‐mediated condition that is believed to be under‐identified in the Canadian population. The Canadian Blood Services National Platelet Immunology Reference Laboratory (NPIRL) serves as a centralized referral laboratory for FNAIT ...
Bryan Tordon +4 more
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Is the innate bio-protection power against human virus the same between males and females? A conclusion based on blood donor data of HTLV-I infection [PDF]
Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is a retrovirus that causes adult T-cell leukemia. The male-to-female transmission is stronger than the reverse, so the carrier proportion of women is greater than that of men.
Minoru Tabata +3 more
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Macroscopic and histopathological study of the placenta: an essential resource in litigation processes [PDF]
The pathological study of the placenta is of upmost importance in cases of unexplained fetal/perinatal loss and often these carry litigation implications.
Nogueira, R. +3 more
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Trends in Maternal Mortality in Bhutan: A National Review, 1985 to 2024
ABSTRACT Background Maternal mortality remains a major global public health concern, with the highest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Despite global progress, preventable causes such as hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders continue to contribute significantly to maternal deaths.
Yeshey Dorjey +3 more
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Intrauterine Fetal Blood Transfusion: Descriptive study of the first four years’ experience in Oman
Objectives: Haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) causes hydrops fetalis. The successful treatment of HDFN has been reported with intrauterine blood transfusion (IUT).
Arwa Z. Al-Riyami +8 more
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The GOAL study: a prospective examination of the impact of factor V Leiden and ABO(H) blood groups on haemorrhagic and thrombotic pregnancy outcomes [PDF]
Factor V Leiden (FVL) and ABO(H) blood groups are the common influences on haemostasis and retrospective studies have linked FVL with pregnancy complications. However, only one sizeable prospective examination has taken place.
Carstairs V. +17 more
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