Thirteen newborn infants, 8 preterm and 5 term, with either mild or serious neonatal asphyxia were studied. From the first 24 hours of life to day 13, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimated by creatinine clearance was compared with the values obtained using Schwartz's formula: GFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) = 0.55 x length (cm)/plasma creatinine (mg/100 ml). Both in term and preterm infants, valu...

This paper reports the creation of India's national neonatal-perinatal database. The database has a continuous reporting format, uniform in its definitions, and is checked and compiled at a nodal center, which is a necessity for planning and monitoring health care. Data were compiled from intramural births of 16 centers, which included neonatal morbidity and mortality data for the year 1995. ...

Neonatal encephalopathy after perinatal hypoxic-ischemic insult is a major contributor to global child mortality and morbidity. Brain injury in term infants in response to hypoxic-ischemic insult is a complex process evolving over hours to days, which provides a unique window of opportunity for neuroprotective treatment interventions. Advances in neuroimaging, brain monitoring techniques, and t...

The main objective of this article is to estimate stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates in Brazilian States based upon the country's Hospital Information System. Analysis of 1995 data reveals contrasting rates between the various regions of the country. In order to elucidate the States' different rates, we focused on the association between indicators of coverage, utilization, and access to t...

Due to the increasing number of surviving preterm newborns and to the recognition of therapeutic hypothermia as the current gold standard in newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, there has been a growing interest in the implementation of brain monitoring tools in newborns at high risk for neurological disorders.Among the most frequent neurological conditions and presentations in the n...

This paper presents outcomes from a cognitive engineering project addressing the design problems of computerised monitoring in neonatal intensive care. Cognitive engineering is viewed, in this project, as a symbiosis between cognitive science and design practice. A range of methodologies has been used: interviews with neonatal staff, ward observations, and experimental techniques. The results o...

Increasing survival of very low birth infants is largely the result of improved neonatal intensive careD. In Malaysia over the past decade neonatal intensive care has been developing rapidly. Although published data on the outcome of intensive care does not exist, annual reports produced by major government hospitals show that there has been an improvement in survival of very low birth weight b...

INTRODUCTION Neonatal imaging is of growing importance as the effects of premature birth are becoming better controlled and babies are surviving from earlier gestational ages. Prematurity can often lead to consequences for the CNS and other parts of the body and MR is highly relevant for imaging this population as it is non-invasive and so allows follow up scanning. There have been two main app...

An inverse correlation between the concentration of DDE in human breast milk samples and the duration of breast feeding prompted the present study of the effects of DDE administration on the lactational performance of primiparous rats. Daily doses of 10 mg p,p'-DDE/kg body weight were given to virgin female Sprague-Dawley rats 5 d/wk for 5 wk prior to mating and continued throughout the gestati...