Premature infants at great risk of sudden infant death syndrome: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Jun 2017 1:37 PM ISTWashington D.C. [USA]: According to a new study, premature infants still have a greater risk compared to full-term babies of dying of sudden infant...
NSAIDs use during late pregnancy may increase the risk of prematurity Vinay Singh singh2 Jun 2018 8:25 PM ISTThe use of selective COX-2 inhibitors, more specifically celecoxib during late pregnancy, is associated with a significantly increased risk of...
Higher oxygen saturation has no death /disability benefit in preterm infants : JAMA Vinay Singh singh9 July 2018 8:10 PM ISTNo significant difference was found between a lower Spo2 (85%-89%) target range compared with a higher Spo2 (91%-95%) target range on death or major...
Prematurity leads to long-term disability in 1 million newborns yearly : WHO Vinay Singh singh17 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new joint report by UNICEF and WHO an estimated 1 million small and sick newborns survive with a long-term disability. This is out of...
Congenital syphilis causes 2 lakh stillbirths and newborn deaths every year: WHO Hina Zahid1 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTThere is a global decrease but cases of Congenital syphilis remain high and are causing 200 000 stillbirths and newborn deaths every year.Congenital...
A shorter empiric antibiotic course for neonatal sepsis good enough Hina Zahid2 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTA study in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal suggests that empiric antibiotics with gram-negative coverage for infants who have suspected...
RCOG Guidelines on management of suspected Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes Hina Zahid8 July 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists RCOG has released Guidelines on the management of preterm prelabour rupture of membranes. The...
