Archives of Disease in Childhood articles from January 2001

Archives of Disease in Childhood archives from January 2001

Meconium aspiration syndrome and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
January 1, 2001... Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a common cause of lung disease in neonates. Meconium staining of amniotic fluid occurs in around 10% of all deliveries at term. Asphyxia before birth stimulates intestinal peristalsis and relaxation of...

Hospitals and clinics.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Hospitals feature occasionally on stamps but maternity hospitals much less frequently. The maternity hospital in Dakar, Senegal is found on seven stamps from the former French colonies issue in 1942 for the Colonial Child Welfare Fund. The...

A touch of cerebral palsy.(managing medical disclosures)
January 1, 2001... A mother came into my clinic with her ex-premature baby who had been through the mill of neonatal intensive care but appeared to be doing very well. After we had finished the consultation and I had praised her and her baby for the excellent...

Muslim birth customs.
January 1, 2001... Over 20 000 babies are born annually to a population of approximately two million Muslims in the United Kingdom. [1] The overwhelming majority of British Muslims will respect the rites of passage recommended by Islamic teaching. The customs...

Randomised controlled trial of oral vitamin A supplementation in preterm infants to prevent chronic lung disease.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Background--Intramuscular supplementation with vitamin A in large doses may reduce the incidence of chronic lung disease. Aim--To investigate whether oral supplementation with vitamin A would reduce the incidence of chronic...

Randomised study comparing extent of hypocarbia in preterm infants during conventional and patient triggered ventilation.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Aim--To determine whether patient triggered ventilation (PTV) leads to greater exposure to significant hypocarbia than conventional ventilation (CMV) in premature infants during the first 72 hours of life. Methods--Infants...

Dermatoglyphic patterns, very low birth weight, and blood pressure in adolescence.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Aims--To test the null hypotheses that finger and palm prints have no relation with fetal growth or adolescent blood pressure. Methods--All 128 singleton, unimpaired, very low birth weight (VLBW; [less than or equal to] 1500...

Breast milk feeding and cognitive ability at 7-8 years.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To examine the association between duration of breast milk feeding and cognitive ability at 7-8 years in a birth cohort of very low birthweight infants. Design--280 survivors from a national birth cohort of 413...

Renal follow up of premature infants with and without perinatal indomethacin exposure.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Aims--To evaluate early childhood renal growth, structure, and function in children born at less than 33 weeks gestation and to investigate possible independent effects of perinatal indomethacin exposure. Methods--A total...

Cardiac troponin T in cord blood.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Background--Perinatal asphyxia is associated with cardiac dysfunction. This may be secondary to myocardial ischaemia. Cardiac troponin T is the ideal marker for myocardial necrosis. Elevated levels in cord blood may be...

Acquired subglottic stenosis caused by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus that produce epidermal cell differentiation inhibitor.
January 1, 2001... Abstract Local infection of the trachea in intubated neonates is one of the main risk factors for development of acquired subglottic stenosis, although its role in the pathogenesis is unclear. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus...

Study of maternal influences on fetal iron status at term using cord blood transferrin receptors.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Aims--To determine effects of maternal iron depletion and smoking on iron status of term babies using serum transferrin receptors (STfR) and their ratio to ferritin (TfR-F index) in cord blood. Methods--Iron, ferritin, STfR,...

Effects of cisapride on QTc interval in term neonates.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Background--Cisapride administration for 48 hours has been shown to increase heart rate corrected QT (QTc) interval in preterm neonates. Accumulation of the drug because of liver enzyme immaturity has been suggested to be the...

Chemotherapy and marrow transplantation for congenital leukaemia.
January 1, 2001... Abstract The optimum approach to congenital leukaemia is unclear. Results of treatment are generally discouraging and palliation is offered to many. The successful treatment of an infant with congenital leukaemia is reported. ...

Neonatal catecholamine levels and neurodevelopmental outcome: a cohort study.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Aims--To determine whether neonatal plasma catecholamine concentrations can be used to predict (a) death plus disability and (b) motor and cognitive impairment at 5 years of age. Methods--A cohort comprised 136 pre-term...

An automatic incision device for obtaining blood samples from the heels of preterm infants causes less damage than a conventional manual lancet.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Objectives--To evaluate in a randomised blind study the effect on puncture site lesions of two different incision devices used to obtain blood samples from preterm infants by repeated heel sticks. Setting--The neonatal...

Topical amethocaine gel for pain relief of heel prick blood sampling: a randomised double blind controlled trial.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Background--Heel prick blood sampling is a commonly performed and painful procedure in the newborn infant. Use of a topical local anaesthetic does not relieve this pain. A 4% w/w amethocaine gel (Ametop) reduces the pain of...

Maternal anti-D prophylaxis during pregnancy does not cause neonatal haemolysis.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Abstract Objective--To evaluate signs of haemolysis in babies of Rh-D negative mothers who underwent prophylaxis with anti-D immunoglobulin during pregnancy. Design--The following were evaluated in all babies of Rh-D negative...

Fetal brain disruption sequence in a newborn infant with a history of cordocentesis at 21 weeks gestation.
January 1, 2001... Abstract The case is reported of a full term infant with severe microcephaly, overlapping sutures, prominence of the occipital bone, and scalp rugae. No other associated malformations were observed. The only obstetric history of interest...

Mediastinal teratoma presenting as apparent fresh stillbirth.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Neonatal teratomas, the most common perinatal neoplasm, are usually benign with the sacrococcygeal region being the commonest site. [1] We report a case of a mediastinal teratoma presenting as an apparent fresh stillbirth. A female...

Hyperinsulinism and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a congenital overgrowth syndrome first described by Beckwith in 1963. [1] The incidence of BWS is about 1:13 700 births, with an equal sex distribution. [2] It is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous...

Overview of European legislation on informed consent for neonatal research.
January 1, 2001... Euricon, a European Union funded study, [1] had the objective of examining the issue of obtaining informed consent for neonatal research across Europe. As part of that project, legal representatives from these countries (see acknowledgements)...

Dr John Burton (1710-1771) of York and his obstetric treatise.
January 1, 2001... John Burton was born in Colchester on 9 June 1710. His father, John, was a London merchant and his mother, Margaret, the daughter of the Rev J Leake. After schooling at Merchant Taylor's, he graduated MB at St John's College, Cambridge in...