The aims of this study were to review our therapy and outcome for meconium peritonitis (MP) patients, and to clarify predictors of postoperative morbidity and mortality. We retrospectively reviewed a total 15 patients with MP who received surgical intervention at our institute from December 1990 to November 2012. Diagnosis of MP was confirmed by operative findings. We analyzed the relationship ...

OBJECTIVES To identify interventions by paramedics in out-of-hospital deliveries and predictors of neonatal outcome. METHODS A prospective case series of consecutive out-of-hospital deliveries at Yale-New Haven Hospital from January 1991 to January 1994. Data describing out-of-hospital interventions, demographics, maternal risk factors, and neonatal outcomes were collected from out-of-hospita...

The consequences of prematurity and prenatal cocaine exposure on early neurobehavior and physical growth were examined longitudinally in a sample of 20 cocaine-exposed and 20 non-exposed preterm neonates. The magnitude of the difference in physical growth acceleration related to prenatal cocaine exposure increased with increasing birth gestational age, whereas growth rate differences in irritab...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of prenatal screening and of adverse outcome in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection. STUDY DESIGN The prevalence of prenatal screening in 330 pregnancies of HIV-positive women attending the department for prenatal screening and/or during labour between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012, was recorded. Screening results were compared with t...

Prenatal serotonin and neonatal outcome: Brief report Tiffany Field a,b,∗, Miguel Diego a, Maria Hernandez-Reif c, Barbara Figueiredo d, Osvelia Deeds a, Angela Ascencio a, Saul Schanberg e, Cynthia Kuhn e a Touch Research Institute, University of Miami Medical School, United States b Fielding Graduate University, United States c University of Alabama, United States d University of Minho, Portu...

BACKGROUND Prenatal hydronephrosis (PNH) is dilation in urinary collecting system and is the most frequent neonatal urinary tract abnormality with an incidence of 1% to 5% of all pregnancies. PNH is defined as anteroposterior diameter (APD) of renal pelvis ≥ 4 mm at gestational age (GA) of < 33 weeks and APD ≥ 7 mm at GA of ≥ 33 weeks to 2 months after birth. All patients need to be evaluated a...

Objective: Upper extremity anomalies (UEA) occur when there is an interruption in the normal process of embryonic limb development. The prenatal diagnosis of an UEA may impact the decision to deliver or terminate the pregnancy. We sought to elucidate factors associated with pregnancy outcome in the setting of a known UEA. Methods: We reviewed electronic medical records at three affiliated hospi...