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17 July 2008

Pilar Saenz, Marta Cerda, Jose Luis Diaz Cordobes, Mara Gorba, Patricia Yi, Nuria Boronat, Pilar Barreto, and Maximo Vento: Psychological stress of parents of preterm infants enrolled in an early discharge program from the neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective randomized trial
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 17 July 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.135921 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

18 June 2008

Pauline Jansen, Henning Tiemeier, Vincent Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Eric Steegers, Frank Verhulst, Johan Mackenbach, and Hein Raat: Explaining Educational Inequalities in Preterm Birth. The Generation R Study
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 18 June 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.136945 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Albert Balaguer, Rocio Quiroga-González, Marta Camprubí Camprubí, María Milá-Farnés, Joaquin Escribano, and Montserrat Girabent Farrés: Reducing errors in the management of hyperbilirubinemia: validating a software application
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 18 June 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.133157 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Jag S Ahluwalia, Christoph Lees, and John J. Paris: Decisions for life made in the perinatal period Who decides; on which standards?
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 18 June 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.113373 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

22 May 2008

Gina Ancora, Maura Mastrocola, Claudia Bagnara, Donatella Zola, Luca Pierantoni, Gianna Rossi, Luigi Corvaglia, and Giacomo Faldella: Influence of gestational age on EDIN score: An observational study
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 22 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.133777 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Neena Modi, Caroline J Doré, Arun Saraswatula, Michael Richards, Kathleen B Bamford, Rosa Coello, and Alison Holmes: A case-definition for national and international neonatal bloodstream infection surveillance
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 22 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.126458 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

7 May 2008

Catharine A Dhaliwal, Brian W Fleck, Elizabeth Wright, Catriona Graham, and Neil McIntosh: The incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Lothian, Scotland from 1990-2004
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 7 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.134791 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Monica M Lahra, Philip J Beeby, and Heather E Jeffery: Maternal versus fetal inflammation and respiratory distress syndrome: a 10 year hospital cohort study
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 7 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.135889 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Kathryn Green and Sam J Oddie: The value of the postnatal examination in improving child health
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 7 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.122465 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

1 May 2008

Christian Victor Hulzebos, Deirdre E Van Imhoff, Arend F Bos, Charles E Ahlfors, Henkjan J Verkade, and Peter H Dijk: Usefulness of bilirubin/ albumin ratio for predicting bilirubin-induced neurotoxicity in premature infants
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.134056 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Kristy Herrman, Carl Bose, Kristi Lewis, and Matthew Laughon: Spontaneous Closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Following Discharge from the Neonatal Unit
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.129270 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Colin J Morley and Peter Graham Davis: Advances in neonatal resuscitation: supporting transition
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.128827 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Birgit Wefers, Steven Cunningham, Rhona Stephen, and Neil McIntosh: Neonatal blood pressure waves are associated with surges of systemic Noradrenaline
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.123273 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

PLAN Odile, CAMBONIE Gilles, MEYER Pierre, BARBOTTE Eric, MILESI Christophe, PIDOUX Odile, BADR Maliha, and PICAUD Jean-Charles: Continuous-infusion vancomycin therapy for preterm neonates with suspected or documented infections:a new dosage schedule
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.128280 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Susan M Donath and Lisa H Amir: The effect of gestation on initiation and duration of breastfeeding
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.133215 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Martijn JJ Finken, Mandy G Keijzer-Veen, Friedo W Dekker, Marijke Frolich, Frans J Walther, Johannes A Romijn, Bert J van der Heijden, and Jan M Wit: Antenatal glucocorticoid treatment is not associated with long-term metabolic risks in individuals born before 32 weeks of gestation
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.128470 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

28 March 2008

George Savva and Joan K Morris: Ascertainment and accuracy of Down syndrome cases reported in congenital anomaly registers in England and Wales
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.135210 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Manbir Chauhan and William McGuire: Interleukin-6 (-174C) polymorphism and the risk of sepsis in very-low-birth-weight infants: Meta-analysis
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.134205 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Charlotte L Huddy, Charlotte C Bennett, Polly Hardy, David Field, Diana Elbourne, Richard Grieve, Ann Truesdale, and Koro Diallo: The INNOVO multicentre randomised controlled trial: Neonatal ventilation with Inhaled Nitric Oxide versus Ventilatory support without nitric oxide for severe respiratory failure in preterm infants: follow up at 4-5 years (ISRCTN 1782 1339)
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 28 March 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.129353 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

27 February 2008

Adam B Hoellering, Beverley Copnell, Peter Anderson Dargaville, John F Mills, Colin J Morley, and David G Tingay: Lung volume and Cardiorespiratory changes during open and closed endotracheal suction in ventilated newborn infants
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 27 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.132076 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

19 February 2008

David Quine and Ben J Stenson: PaO₂ values in infants <29 weeks of gestation at currently targeted saturations
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 19 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.135285 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

David Quine and Ben J Stenson: Does monitoring method influence stability of oxygenation in preterm infants? A randomised crossover study of saturation versus transcutaneous monitoring
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 19 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.132282 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Afif Faisal EL-Khuffash, Declan Barry, Kevin Walsh, Peter Graham Davis, and Eleanor J Molloy: Biochemical markers may identify preterm infants with a patent ductus arteriosus at high risk of death of severe intraventricular haemorrhage
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 19 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.133140 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Noor-L-Houda Bekkali, Sofie L Hamers, Marijke R Schipperus, Johannes B Reitsma, Paolo G. Valerio, Letty Van Toledo, and Marc A Benninga: Duration of meconium passage in preterm and term infants
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 19 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.138024 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Maw Joo Tan, Laurence Abernethy, and Richard W Cooke: Improving head growth in preterm infants - a randomised controlled trial. II: MRI and developmental outcomes in the first year
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 19 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.124255 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Owen J Arthurs, Matthew Murray, Mustafa Zubier, James Tooley, and Wilf Kelsall: Ultrasonographic determination of neonatal spinal canal depth
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 19 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.129221 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

5 February 2008

Maw Joo Tan and Richard W Cooke: Improving head growth in preterm infants - a randomised controlled trial. I: Neonatal outcomes
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 5 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.124230 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Nitin Maheshwari, Zenobia Zaiwalla, and M A McShane: Management of infantile spasms in a regional centre before and after the United Kingdom Infantile Spasms Study (UKISS)
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 5 February 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.137125 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

24 January 2008

Jo A Leonardi-Bee, Alan Robert Smyth, John Britton, and Tim Coleman: Environmental tobacco smoke on fetal health: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 24 January 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.133553 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

11 January 2008

Mesfin Woldesenbet, Charles R. Rosenfeld, Octavio Ramilo, Sarah Johnson-Welch, and Jeffrey M. Perlman: Severe neonatal hypoxic respiratory failure correlates with histologic chorioamnionitis and elevated concentrations of IL-6, IL-8 and CRP
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 11 January 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.124503 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Fiona E Wood, Colin J Morley, Jennifer A Dawson, and Peter Graham Davis: A respiratory function monitor improves mask ventilation
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 11 January 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.120097 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Luigi Corvaglia, Barbara Battistini, Vittoria Paoletti, Arianna Aceti, Maria Grazia Capretti, and Giacomo Faldella: Near infrared reflectace analysis to evaluate human milk's nitrogen and fat content in neonatal-intensive care unit
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 11 January 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.133280 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

18 December 2007

Jan Miletin and Eugene M Dempsey: Low Superior Vena Cava Flow On Day One And Adverse Outcome In The Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 18 December 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.129304 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

Gopi Menon, Elaine M Boyle, Neil McIntosh, Bruce A Barton, and Kanwaljeet JS Anand: Morphine analgesia and gastrointestinal morbidity in preterm infants: Secondary results from the NEOPAIN Trial
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 18 December 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.119297 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

15 November 2007

Ginny Henderson, Stan Craig, John Baier, Nicholas Helps, Peter Brocklehurst, and William McGuire: Cytokine gene polymorphisms in preterm infants with necrotising enterocolitis: genetic association study
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 15 November 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.119933 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

3 September 2007

Ginny Henderson, Stanley Craig, Peter Brocklehurst, and William McGuire: Enteral feeding regimens and necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants: multi-centre case-control study
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 3 September 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.119560 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

3 August 2007

Parul S Christian, Gary L Darmstadt, Lee Wu, Subarna K Khatry, Steven C LeClerq, Joanne Katz, Keith P West Jr, and Ramesh K Adhikari: The impact of maternal micronutrient supplementation on early neonatal morbidity in rural Nepal: a randomized, controlled, community trial
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 3 August 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.114009 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

15 June 2007

Sunita J Ferns, Mohammed D Khan, Richard K Firmin, Giles J Peek, and Frances A Bu'Lock: Neonatal myocardial infarction and the role extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 15 June 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.113977 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

25 April 2007

S.H. Dijkstra, A. van Beek, J.W. Janssen, L.H.M. de Vleeschouwer, W.A. Huysman, and E.L.T. van den Akker: High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in newborns of high-risk mothers
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 25 April 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.105577 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

20 July 2006

Cornelia F Hagmann, Nicola J Robertson, Virginia R Sams, and Jocelyn AS Brookes: Postmortem MRI as an adjunct to perinatal autopsy for renal tract abnormalities
Fetal Neonatal Ed. Published Online First: 20 July 2006. doi:10.1136/adc.2005.092387 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]

To see an article, click its [Accepted Manuscript] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.