Objective Neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease has not been fully characterised owing to its heterogeneity. We analysed neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease in Japan to clarify its clinical features, ...

Objective To measure nursing workload and timely completion of essential tasks in relation to the staffing levels recommended by the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) in Staffordshire, ...

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Over 85% of women sustain perineal trauma to some degree during vaginal birth.1 A recent Cochrane Review concludes that antenatal perineal massage reduces the likelihood of perineal trauma and ...

BACKGROUND Changes in the work patterns and numbers of medical staff in training grades pose a significant challenge to those responsible for the provision of an effective clinical neonatal service.

AIM To evaluate whether spontaneous skin conductance activity is an objective method for measuring the stress response to painful stimuli in premature infants. The number and amplitude of the waves ...

Fetal Medicine, Rosie Maternity, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK Correspondence to Christoph Lees, Fetal Medicine, Rosie Maternity, ...

1 School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK 2 Department of Neonatal Medicine, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, Hampshire, UK ...

Dr Sweet, Perinatal Room, Royal Maternity Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BB, Northern Ireland email:dsweet{at}dnet.co.uk OBJECTIVE To study iron status at different gestational ages using ...

AIM To examine the hypothesis that the maternal insulin-like growth factor system may constrain fetal growth. METHODS A prospective observational study of maternal serum insulin-like growth factor ...

AIM: To assess universal neonatal screening for bilateral hearing impairments averaging 40 dBHL or worse in the better ear, using transient evoked otoacoustic emission screening (TEOAE) testing.

Three remarkable medical anatomists working in Padua during the 16th century described the anatomy of the fetal cardiovascular system, thus laying the foundation for William Harvey’s discovery and ...