CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE There have been dramatic increases in very low birth weight infant survival. However, respiratory morbidity remains problematic. The aim here was to verify associations between pulmonary mechanics, pulmonary structural abnormalities and respiratory morbidity during the first year of life. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective cohort study at Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fundaç...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine the rate of respiratory morbidity in neonates delivered by elective cesarean delivery (ECD) at term, with a definite confirmation of gestational age (GA) by 1st-trimester ultrasound. METHODS Consecutive women carrying a singleton pregnancy and undergoing ECD at term (>38 1/7 weeks), confirmed by 1st-trimester ultrasound, were included in th...

Although the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is recommended to prolong pregnancy and decrease short-term neonatal complications, the optimal regimen remains undetermined. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of cefazolin plus macrolide (erythromycin or clarithromycin) versus cefazolin alone in reducing neonatal mo...

A simplified, single-step shake test has been performed on gastric aspirate samples from 85 preterm infants and a control group of 214 term infants. Respiratory symptoms were seen in 25 of 30 preterm infants with a negative or intermediate test, but in only 2 of 55 infants with a positive test (P < 0 001). No infant with a positive test developed respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) while RDS de...

OBJECTIVE To identify the maternal and infant risk factors associated with hospital admission in the first year and estimate the associated costs of infant hospitalization. STUDY DESIGN Data from the Perinatal Data Collection for 599753 liveborn infants born in New South Wales, Australia, 2001-2007 were linked to hospital admission data. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the...

INTRODUCTION In the last decades has increased significantly The birth of children from 37 to 38 weeks of gestation, a period called early term, has significantly increased in the past twenty years or so, parallel to the increase in induced deliveries and the cesarean rate. PATIENTS AND METHOD Retrospective cohorts population study, which included those babies born between 37 and 41 weeks of ...

BACKGROUND There are conflicting results in the literature on the impact of chorioamnionitis on neonatal respiratory morbidities. However, most studies are based on small clinical samples and fail to account for the competing risk of perinatal death. This study aimed to determine whether chorioamnionitis affects the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia...