The common anaemia in premature infants is iron deficiency anaemia, but megaloblastic anaemia can also occur and here we report three such cases. Our interest in megaloblastic anaemia was stimulated by a recent case in which megaloblastic anaemia developed when a low phenylalanine diet was being given for treatment of phenylketonuria (Royston and Parry, 1962). In the discussion of this paper Ro...

An epidemic of interstitial pneumonia principally involving premature infants occurred in Germany and nearby European countries between the 1920s and 1960s. Fatalities were due to Pneumocystis. Because the principal defenses against Pneumocystis are T cells, an acquired T-cell deficiency was postulated. A number of potential causes including malnutrition were considered. All were implausible ex...

BACKGROUND Prematurity is the main cause of death in infants under one year of age and is the main reason for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization. The stressful environment of NICU exposes preterm infants to inappropriate stimuli. This study aimed to determine and compare the mean heart rate and oxygen saturation of premature infants before and during a designed program in NICU....