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, 1997 Assemblywoman Mayersohn first explains the reasons behind her support for the so-called “Baby AIDS” bill; namely, that over one thousand babies in New York State tested positive for AIDS or HIV antibodies every year but medical professions were not ...
Mayersohn, Nettie
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Low birth weight, a current problem
Archivo Médico de Camagüey, 2018 Background: low birth weight (newborn with figures below 2500 g of weight) is one of the most important causes of infant and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Objective: to characterize low birth weight.
Coralia Gómez Mendoza +3 more
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Breastfeeding education: where are we going? A systematic review article [PDF]
, 2016 Background: UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) and WHO estimate that if all babies were breastfed for at least the first six months of their lives, the rate of morbidity and malnutrition would sig-nificantly decrease all over
Ban Frangež, Helena +7 more
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Pneumonia, an Unusual Initial Presentation of Neonatal Herpes Infection
Case Reports in Critical Care, 2019 Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is a life-threatening infection with high morbidity and mortality rates. Neonatal herpes, most commonly due to HSV type 2, is a multi-system disease; however, initial pulmonary presentation is extremely ...
Franck Kouadio, Gil Klinger
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Assessment of the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss among infants admitted to neonatal intensive care unit in health centers of Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran [PDF]
, 2014 Materials and methods: In this prospective cohort study, 870 neonates were recruited by nonrandom sampling method. After filling in the demographic and clinical check lists, automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) was performed for neonates at the ...
Alaee, E., Fouladinejad, M., Sirati, M.
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CHALLENGES IN NEONATAL HEMATOLOGY
Slovenska pediatrijaAlthough the aetiology of the most common haematological disorders of the newborn has been known for decades, the question of the most optimal treatment is still a challenge in clinical practice.
Jana Lozar Krivec
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Opportunity analysis of newborn screening programs [PDF]
There exist congenital diseases that reduce newborns' potential opportunities. This reduction is sometimes alleviated if the congenital disease is early detected thanks to a newborn screening program.
HERRERO, Carmen, MORENO-TERNERO, Juan D.
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Clinical and Biomedical Research, 2018 Introduction: Newborn screening allows the screening of diseases that are still in the asymptomatic period and whose early diagnosis and treatment are associated with reduced infant morbidity and mortality.
Tássia Tonon +3 more
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A Moment in Human Development: Legal Protection, Ethical Standards and Social Policy on the Selective Non-Treatment of Handicapped Neonates [PDF]
, 1985 Selective non-treatment decisions involving severely handicapped neonates have recently come under renewed judicial and legislative scrutiny. In this article, the author examines the legal, ethical and social considerations attendant to the non-treatment
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Rh Negative Status and Isoimmunization Update: A Case-Based Approach to Care [PDF]
, 2003 Prior to the 1970s and the advent of Rho (D) immune globulin (RIG) for Rh negative women, hemolytic disease of the newborn led to morbidity, long-term disabilities, and mortality.
Hanson, Lisa +3 more
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