Narrowed upper airways in Preterm infants increase risk of OSA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTInfants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with newborn peers carried to full term, and those...
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...
Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Preterm Infants-An Update Vinay Singh singh17 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTGastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a universal phenomenon in preterm infants which occurs when the gastric contents enter into the esophagus. It is a...
Women with arthritis at increased risk for preterm delivery Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTWomen with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for preterm delivery (PTD) as compared to healthy...
Children born through cesarean predisposed to food allergy Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTCesarean delivery could increase the risk of food allergy in offspring, whereas preterm birth before 32 weeks of gestation decreases the risk,...
Breast milk best for brain development in premature babies Vinay Singh singh26 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study published in the journal NeuroImage reports that preterm infants fed with breast milk rather than formula showed better signs of brain...
High-dose calcium during pregnancy may prevent preeclampsia Vinay Singh singh22 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTHigh-dose calcium supplementation (≥ 1 g/day) may reduce the risk of preeclampsia and preterm birth, particularly for women with low calcium diets,...
Higher Prophylactic platelet transfusion threshold increases deaths in neonates Vinay Singh singh7 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in NEJM reports that among preterm infants with severe thrombocytopenia, the use of a platelet-count threshold of 50,000 per...
Antenatal Magnesium sulfate prevents cerebral palsy in preterm neonates Vinay Singh singh14 Nov 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Neural Regeneration Research reports that magnesium sulfate, when administered before preterm delivery,...
AAP releases guideline on early onset Sepsis Vinay Singh singh23 Nov 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe American Association of Pediatrics released newly updated guidelines for evaluating newborns for risk of early-onset sepsis.The AAP guidance...
Caffeine therapy helps in brain development in premature babies Vinay Singh singh14 Dec 2018 7:15 PM ISTIn an interesting study, researchers have found that premature babies show better neurodevelopment when given a daily dose of caffeine.The study...
BCG vaccination safe, effective in low birth weight infants: JAMA Vinay Singh singh10 Jan 2019 7:20 PM ISTA new study published in JAMA Pediatrics has reported that no evidence of increased BCG-associated adverse events was found when vaccination was...
