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Retinopathy of Prematurity among Preterm Newborn Admitted to the Neonatal Care Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2023
Introduction: World Health Organization has identified retinopathy of prematurity as an important cause of preventable childhood blindness. The presentation of retinopathy of prematurity is varied and differs in the developed and developing worlds.
Pradeep Bastola   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of vaginal microbiota sampling using menstrual cups and high vaginal swabs in pregnant women living with HIV-1 infection

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundMenstrual cups (MCs) are increasingly used to collect cervicovaginal secretions to characterise vaginal mucosal immunology, in conjunction with high vaginal swabs (HVS) for metataxonomics, particularly in HIV transmission studies.
Charlotte-Eve S. Short   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treating Apnea of Prematurity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Premature babies often suffer apnea of prematurity as a physiological consequence of an immature respiratory system. Hypercapnia may develop, and neonates with apnea of prematurity are at an increased risk of morbidity and mortality.
LeQuang, Jo Ann K.   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Allocentric spatial performance higher in early-blind and sighted adults than in retinopathy-of-prematurity adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The question as to whether people totally blind since infancy process allocentric or ‘external’ spatial information like the sighted has caused considerable debate within the literature. Due to the extreme rarity of the population, researchers have often
Kennedy, J.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Role of Retinopathy Anemia in the Pathogenesis of Retinopathy of Prematurity and the Effect of Erythropoietin Treatment on the Frequency and Severity of the Disease

open access: yesOftalʹmologiâ, 2020
Premature infants with extremely low birth weight are at high risk of developing severe disabling forms of retinopathy of prematurity. Nonsurgical therapy methods of treatment of retinopathy in prematurity are  ineffective.
V. I. Lebedev, L. A. Katargina
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors and clinical features of osteopenia of prematurity: Single-center experience

open access: yesTrends in Pediatrics, 2023
Objective: Osteopenia of prematurity is an important cause of morbidity in preterm newborns. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings and risk factors of osteopenia of prematurity in the newborns followed up in our unit.
Berna Saygın Hekimoğlu
doaj   +1 more source

Prematurity and twinning [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2012
Newborns from multiple pregnancies are increasing in number and demonstrate a higher perinatal morbidity and mortality compared to singletons. Prematurity is the main reason for most neonatal diseases in twins, but other variables may play a role and their prenatal evaluation may improve the overall outcome.Prematurity is six times more frequent in ...
Giuffre, M, Piro, E, Corsello, G
openaire   +3 more sources

Conceptualizing pathways linking women’s empowerment and prematurity in developing countries

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. Many efforts have focused on clinical approaches to improve the survival of premature babies. There is a need, however, to explore psychosocial, sociocultural,
Patience A. Afulani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

xidative Stress and Retinopathy of Prematurity

open access: yes, 2014
Oxidative stress plays an important role in the etiology of retinopathy of prematurity. Insufficient antioxidant system and increased oxidative stress in premature infants lead to the development of the disease.
Osman Çekiç   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A global health opportunity: The potential of multiplexed diagnostics in low-resource settings [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Global Health, 2011
Emerging technology may soon make simultaneous testing for multiple biomarkers feasible in formats applicable to low-resource settings. This creates an exciting opportunity to engineer new diagnostics for a variety of important global conditions.
Thor A. Wagner   +3 more
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