Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · May 2005
ReviewNeonatal sepsis: an international perspective.
Neonatal infections currently cause about 1.6 million deaths annually in developing countries. Sepsis and meningitis are responsible for most of these deaths. ⋯ To reduce global neonatal mortality, strategies of proven efficacy, such as hand washing, barrier nursing, restriction of antibiotic use, and rationalisation of admission to neonatal units, need to be implemented. Different approaches require further research.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · May 2005
Review Case ReportsResuscitation of the preterm infant against parental wishes.
Over the past 40 years, the norms on who is to make treatment decisions for newborns, and on what standards, have been significantly altered and revised. Today the standard for treatment of newborns is the "best interest" of the child. A recent ruling of the Texas Supreme Court authorizing a doctor to resuscitate a potentially viable very premature newborn over the parents' objection is a challenge to that standard.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · May 2005
Multicenter StudyUK population based study of severe retinopathy of prematurity: screening, treatment, and outcome.
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the few causes of childhood blindness in which severe vision impairment is largely preventable. Ophthalmic screening for ROP is required to identify disease that requires treatment whereby the development of potentially blinding disease can be minimised. ⋯ Visual deficit as a result of ROP in premature babies continues to be a severe disability in some of the survivors of neonatal intensive care. Further efforts are needed to organise treatment regionally to improve outcome and standards of practice.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · May 2005
What do parents think about enrolling their premature babies in several research studies?
To investigate parents' opinions about enrolling their premature baby into several research studies in the few days after birth. ⋯ Most of these parents were willing to join several studies. The majority were not worried about their baby participating in the studies. The profession needs to be aware that parents are supportive of neonatal research and participation in multiple studies.