The transition to life after birth is characterized by major physiological changes in respiratory
and hemodynamic function, which are predominantly initiated by breathing at birth and …

Parvovirus B19 is a small single-stranded DNA virus and a potent inhibitor of erythropoiesis,
due to its cytotoxicity to erythroid progenitor cells. Infection with parvovirus B19 during …

Rhesus haemolytic disease of the newborn can lead to complications such as
hyperbilirubinaemia, kernicterus and anaemia. Postnatal management consists mainly of …

Objective. The pathophysiology of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is related not only
to mechanical obstruction of the airways and chemical injury to the respiratory epithelium but …

BACKGROUND. Initial ventilation strategy may play an important role in the development of
bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants. Early nasal continuous positive airway …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and risk factors for neurodevelopmental
impairment (NDI) in children with hemolytic disease of the fetus/newborn treated with …

Purpose: To investigate the incidence and characteristics of cerebellar injury in a cohort of
very preterm infants by using the mastoid fontanelle (MF) and posterior fontanelle (PF) …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to document the pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcome in
monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies and to identify risk factors for death and …

Oxidative stress is an important factor in the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
(BPD), a chronic lung disease of premature infants characterized by arrested alveolar and …

Background Hyperglycemia in premature infants is associated with increased morbidity and
mortality, but data on long-term outcome are limited. We investigated the effects of neonatal …