Car Seat Screening for Low Birth Weight Term Neonates

Car Seat Screening for Low Birth Weight Term Neonates.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Car seat tolerance screening (CSTS) is a common predischarge assessment of neonates. Almost half of nurseries and NICUs have low birth weight (LBW, <2.5 kg) as an inclusion criterion, regardless of birth gestational age (GA). Little is known about the epidemiology of CSTS in this cohort. The objective of this study was to identify incidence and risk factors for CSTS fai...

Metabolic Bone Disease in Very Low-Birth-Weight Neonates

Background: Metabolic bone diseases (MBD), including rickets and osteopenia, are important neonatal complications among preterm infants. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of MBD in neonates with very low birth weight (VLBW). Methods: This prospective study was conducted on VLBW infants from January 2012 to July 2013. Inclusion criteria were birth weight of ≤1500 g a...

Essential care of low birth weight neonates.

13 VOLUME 45__JANUARY 17, 2008 A newborn infant weighing less than 2500g at birth is termed as low birth weight (LBW) neonate. Low birth weight in a newborn infant results due to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) or prematurity. According to UNICEF, the incidence of LBW neonates is 30% in India(1). Low birth weight neonates are further classified as very low birth weight (VLBW <1500 g) and...

Care of Low Birth Weight Neonates

Insulin levels in low birth weight neonates.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Foetal undernutrition may have important role in adult insulin resistance and diabetes but insulin kinetics in very early life has not been well studied. The present study was undertaken to determine insulin levels in low birth weight neonates and compare with the levels in normal weight and high birth weight neonates. METHODS Ten 7 day old children each of low birth w...