Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition articles from September 2002

Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition archives from September 2002

Is there a "right not to be born"? Reproductive decision making, options and the right to information.(Editorial)
September 1, 2002... An Indian Court recently awarded 50,000 rupees damages to a couple who gave birth to their fourth daughter. The couple were mistakenly told they were carrying a male fetus. The doctor mistook a section of the umbilical cord for a penis. The...

Cytomegalovirus transmission from breast milk in premature babies: does it matter? (Review).
September 1, 2002... There is evidence that CMV is commonly present in breast milk and is often transmitted to babies. CMV infection acquired postnatally can cause serious diseasE in very premature babies. Interventions to remove CMV from breast milk are possible...

Retinopathy of prematurity: recent advances in our understanding. (Perspective).
September 1, 2002... Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has been recognised as an important cause of childhood visual impairment and blindness since the 1940s when improved facilities and treatment increased the survival rate of premature infants. Although its...

Routine pulse oximetry in the asymptomatic newborn. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Objective: To assess the effect of routine measurement of postductal oxygen saturation as an adjunct to routine clinical examination in the asymptomatic newborn. Design and setting: Prospective study in a district general hospital. ...

Measurement of right ventricular volume in healthy term and preterm neonates. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Background: Pulmonary hypertension is associated with worse perinatal outcomes in infants with respiratory disorders. In such infants right ventricular dysfunction may result in poor pulmonary blood flow. Objective: To evaluate the...

Patterns of antropyloric motility in fed healthy preterm infants. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Background: Antropyloric motility is important for regulation of gastric emptying and has not been adequately characterised in premature infants. Aim: To evaluate fed patterns of antropyloric motility in premature infants. Subjects:...

Effects of maternal tobacco smoking, sleeping position, and sleep state on arousal in healthy term infants. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Objectives: To investigate whether a history of maternal tobacco smoking affected the maturation of arousal responses and whether sleeping position and infant age alters these relations. Design: Healthy term infants (13 born to mothers...

Central and autonomic system signs with in utero drug exposure. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Aims: To determine risk for central nervous system/autonomic nervous system (CNS/ANS) signs following in utero cocaine and opiate exposure. Methods: A multisite study was designed to determine outcomes of in utero cocaine and opiate...

Characterising doctor-parent communication in counselling for impending preterm delivery. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Objective: To examine the counselling of women admitted to hospital in preterm labour. Such women and their partners are often asked to participate in difficult decisions including mode of delivery, fetal monitoring, and resuscitation. ...

Comparative epidemiology of sudden infant death syndrome and sudden intrauterine unexplained death. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Background: Unexplained antepartum stillbirth and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are major contributors to perinatal and infant mortality in the western world. A relation between them has been suggested. As an equivalent of SIDS, only...

Cerebral palsy in twins: a national study. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Background: Cerebral palsy is more common in twins than singletons. Among twins, if one twin suffers a fetal death or dies in infancy, the prevalence of cerebral palsy in the surviving co-twin is considerably increased, and those from...

Portal vein thrombosis causing neonatal cerebral infarction. (Case Report).
September 1, 2002... Neonatal cerebral infarction often occurs in the absence of known risk factors. Two such cases are described in which portal vein thrombosis was documented during two dimensional echocardiography. In both cases, infarcts were consistent with...

Population based, controlled study of behavioural problems and psychiatric disorders in low birthweight children at 11 years of age. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Objective: To evaluate the risk of long term behavioural problems and psychiatric disorders associated with being born with low birth weight. Design/study groups: A population based, controlled follow up study at 11 years of age of 1 30...

Bone mineralisation in premature infants cannot be predicted from serum alkaline phosphatase or serum phosphate. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Background: The bone mineral content of premature infants at term is lower than in mature infants at the same postconceptional age. Serum alkaline phosphatase and serum phosphate are often used as indicators of bone mineralisation. ...

A comparison of transcutaneous bilirubinometers: SpectRx BiliCheck versus Minolta AirShields. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Background: Two devices are available for making transcutaneous estimates of serum bilirubin (SBR): the Minolta AirShields JM102 and the new SpectRx BiliCheck. Objectives: (a) To measure how well the readings produced by these devices...

Follow up of fetal outcome in cases of maternal phenylketonuria in Northern Ireland. (Short Report).
September 1, 2002... Background: Maternal phenylketonuria (PKU) can result in multiple congenital anomalies. In Northern Ireland, the prevalence of PKU is relatively high at 1 in 4000. Objective: To assess the outcome of 39 pregnancies in 20 mothers. ...

Clinical course and medical management of neonates with severe cardiac failure related to vein of Galen malformation. (Original Article).
September 1, 2002... Background: Neonatal presentation of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations (VGAMs) with intractable cardiac failure is considered a poor prognostic sign. Interventional neuroradiology with embolisation has been shown to control cardiac...

Reduced birth weight in boys with hypospadias: an index of androgen dysfunction? (Short Report).
September 1, 2002... Anthropometric birth measurements analysed for 51 boys with hypospadias identified in a prospective cohort study showed significant reductions in mean values for birth weight, length, and head circumference compared with controls. The absence...

John Chassar Moir (1900-1977) and the discovery of ergometrine. (Perinatal Lessons from the Past).(Biography)
September 1, 2002... Chassar Moir led the research in the early 1930s that resulted in the discovery and identification of ergometrine, the active water soluble component of ergot of rye. Its use in preventing and controlling postpartum haemorrhage has saved...