Medindia

CRIB-II Score Helps Identify High-Risk Premature Babies Early

An Indian study suggests that the CRIB-II score can help doctors identify premature newborns at greater risk of death soon ...

I'm a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they'll breathe

Discharge day in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, should feel like a finish line. After weeks or months of monitors ...

I’m a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home

Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants and their ...

Baby not eating? Spitting up? The feeding red flags to watch for — and what’s actually normal

Here’s what parents need to know about spit-up, feeding struggles, growth concerns and the red flags that mean it’s time to ...

Mum was sent photo of dead baby: NHS trust's mortuary failings explained

One baby was kept in the mortuary for 772 days. The report said: "Their condition was checked 31 days post-death and ...
Legit.ng

WAEC subjects for nursing — what's compulsory, what's optional, and which nursing path leads where

Discover the essential WAEC subjects for nursing in Nigeria and understand programme durations, career paths, and earning ...

Simple antiseptic approach could help prevent deadly infections in newborn babies

A low-cost antiseptic treatment routinely used in health care settings could help reduce the risk of life-threatening ...
Medical Dialogues

Newborn dies following referrals to 3 Haryana hospitals, Rights panel seeks report

Chandigarh: The Haryana Human Rights Commission has ordered a review of state-wide neonatal intensive care facilities, ...
BMJ Case Reports

Infective endocarditis masquerading as a cardiac tumour in a preterm neonate

Cardiac masses in neonates are rare and most often benign tumours such as rhabdomyomas, fibromas or teratomas. Rarely, ...
The Lancet

Safety and effectiveness of the early-onset sepsis calculator to reduce antibiotic exposure in at-risk newborns: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

bDepartment of Paediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands cDepartment of Paediatrics, Erasmus MC, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands qDepartment of ...