BACKGROUND The Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) system has become an effective treatment for acute and chronic wound defects. Although its use has been reported in wound care of children and premature infants, the management of the device in this population has not been well established. CASE PRESENTATION We report the satisfactory results in two neonates (one full-term and one preterm) with com...

Factors associated with maternal choice to provide milk for premature infants were investigated in 925 mother/infant pairs in five hospitals. A well educated, married, primiparous mother aged 20 or over who delivered a baby boy by caesarean section was nearly 1000 times more likely to choose to express her milk than a mother who was poorly educated, single, multiparous, and aged under 20, deliv...

= Abstract =An autopsy case is described of a premature closure of the foramen ovale with a marked dilatation of the left atrium and an intact ventricular septum with aortic atresia but without left ventricular hypoplasia. This 28-week-old male baby was a stillborn to a 34-year-old multiparous mother. An intrauterine sonogram revealed marked ascites with anasarca, an enlarged left atrium and ve...

The respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) remains the most important cause of morbidity and mortality among anatomically normal infants during the first few days of life. There is no general agreement as to the aetiology or pathogenesis of this condition. However, its association with a number of maternal and foetal factors is well recognized; foremost among these is prematurity. While the defini...

background & aim : although the literature provides evidence-based guidance for bathing infants, it is important to be aware of cultural differences what may arise when caring for infants with a diverse family background. the aim of this study was to examine the correlation between social support and state anxiety in mothers’ practices in newborn baby bathing. methods & materials : the descript...

Giant phospholipid vesicles are shown to exhibit thermally activated transitions between a prolate and an oblate shape on a time scale of several seconds. From the fluctuating contour of such a vesicle we extract ellipticity as an effective reaction coordinate whose temporal probability distribution is bimodal. We then reconstruct the effective potential from which we derive an activation energ...

Abstract Objective: The objective of the study was to identify in scientific papers variables associated with parental stress premature babies’ parents through graph analytics technique. Methods: This is a Systematic Literature Review performed CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Medline, PsycInfo and Web Science databases. Results: search yielded 12 articles that were submitted data technique for analys...

Consider the following three cases: A paediatrician is called to the delivery room as a woman is about to give birth to a premature baby at 24 weeks. The mother and father request that the baby not be resuscitated. The baby weighs 760 grams and has an Apgar score of 6 at 1 min. The paediatrician ignores the parents’ requests for comfort care and intubates the baby. A full-term baby with Trisomy...

The human baby, even if premature, shows evidence of homeothermy (Bruck, 1961; Day, Curtis, and Kelly, 1943). When subjected to a cool environment, his metabolic rate increases in an attempt to keep pace with increased heat loss. When subjected to an excessively warm environment, he becomes restless and active with hurried panting respiration so that again metabolic rate is increased. Between t...