ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the difficulties related to fresh colostrum feeding for very (extremely) low birth weight infants (VLBWI/ELBWI) and optimize the colostrum administration process.MethodsThe VLBWI/ELBWI who were admitted in the neonatal
Hua Wang +3 more
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The prevalence of complications of prematurity among 1000 newborns in Isfahan, Iran
Background: Different morbidity conditions are globally reported from different nations for premature infants. The aim of this study was to identify the relative frequency of some of the most important complications of prematurity in a population of ...
Amir-Mohammad Armanian +4 more
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Effect of Early Enteral Feeding on Apolipoprotein AI Levels and High-Density Lipoprotein Heterogeneity in Preterm Infants [PDF]
Background/Aim: We have previously shown that infants receiving total parenteral nutrition have low apolipoprotein Al levels which are associated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) class distributions as in lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase ...
Berthold Koletzkob +5 more
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The occurrence of developmental enamel defects in very low and extremely low birth-weight infants
Introduction, aim: Preterm infants with very low birt-weights (VLBW) and extremely low birth-weights (ELBW) suffer from several prenatal and neonatal complications and morbidity that may affect mineralization of primary teeth and occurrence of ...
J. Dort +3 more
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Hyponatraemia in very low birth weight infants
Infants less than 1500 grams at birth have been demonstrated to be particularly prone to development of low levels of serum sodium often leading to increased early neonatal morbidity and mortality. No local study has been done to quantify this problem among sick newborns.
Ndwiga, D N, Were, F N, Musoke, R N
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Glutamine Metabolism in Very Low Birth Weight Infants [PDF]
To quantitate glutamine kinetics in premature infants and determine whether glutamine affects leucine metabolism. 11 very low birth weight (< 1250 g) neonates received 4-h i.v. infusions of L-[2H3]leucine and L-[13C5]glutamine, along with orogastric infusion of L-[I-13C]leucine and L-[I-13C]glutamine on the 10th d of life and in the fed state. Patients
D, Darmaun +4 more
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Poor attention rather than hyperactivity/impulsivity predicts academic achievement in very preterm and full-term adolescents [PDF]
Background: Very preterm (VP) children are at particular risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) of the inattentive subtype. It is unknown whether the neurodevelopmental pathways to academic underachievement are the same as in the ...
Jaekel, Julia +2 more
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Early nCPAP versus intubation in very low birth weight infants
For many years endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation have been the standard of care for very low birth weight infants but, in the last decade, nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) has been described in many studies as an option ...
Pedro Neves Tavares +3 more
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Risk factors for feed intolerance in very low birth weight infants
Background and Objectives: Very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates are at risk of feed intolerance (FI) and necrotising enterocolitis. We planned this study to evaluate the risk factors for FI in VLBW neonates.
Anurag Fursule +3 more
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Effect of enteral glutamine supplementation for low-birth-weight infants on weight gain patterns and levels of fecal secretory immunoglobulin A [PDF]
Aim: Glutamine is needed for optimal cell growth and for the immune system, especially in the enterocytes of gut mucosal immune responses. Low birth weight makes infants susceptible to glutamine depletion because nutrition is limited in the first week of
Martono Tri Utomo, - +15 more
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