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Respiratory distress in newborn infants
… 1964). About two-thirds of all deaths in the newborn are associated with respiratory failure (Briggs and Nogg, 1958; Drissell and Smith, 1962). Hutchisen et al (1962) stated that the pulmonary syndrome of the newborn is probably the major problem of present day neonatal paediatries.
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Dietary Intake and Bio-activation of Nitrite and Nitrate in Newborn Infants
… is a key source of nitrate in adults; however, infants ingest significantly less nitrate due to low concentrations in breast milk. In the mouth, bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which has gastro-protective effects. However, these nitrate-reducing bacteria are relatively inactive in infants. …
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The relation of spontaneous startles to cardiac and respiratory activity in newborn infants
… activity as indices of arousal. Twenty-six newborn infants were assigned to two groups. The first group was exposed to auditory stimulation which previously had been shown to decrease heart rate and respiratory rate for the first half of the one hour observation period. To the extent that …
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Relative habituation and recovery of visual attention to orientation-movement compounds by newborn infants.
Previous research has demonstrated that newborn infants are capable of discriminating stationary objects based on one stimulus dimension. The present study asked the following questions: can newborns process spatial orientation changes?; does stimulus movement influence spatial orientation …
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Early prediction of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in newborn infants in a resource-limited setting
… that can reduce death or severe disability in newborn infants with moderate or severe HIE. Therapeutic hypothermia has not been shown to be safe or effective in low-resource settings where neonatal intensive care is not available; however, there are situations such as in some centres in South …
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The influence of birth site on short-term outcomes of encephalopathic newborn infants treated with therapeutic hypothermia at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
… guidelines recommend that term or near-term newborns with moderate or severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) should be treated with induced hypothermia within 6 hours of birth, but many of the affected babies are born outside treatment centers. There are conflicting data describing the …
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Functional Imaging the Neonatal Brain with Wearable Diffuse Optical Tomography
… challenges when working with vulnerable newborn infant populations. Non-invasive and wearable optical brain imaging technologies may allow for the cot-side study of newborn infants in clinical settings. This has particularly important implications for preterm infants in intensive care, …
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Exploring acceptability and feasibility of a wearable device to facilitate home phototherapy treatment for newborn jaundice in rural Scotland: an interpretive description study.
Jaundice is a common condition in newborn infants, turning skin colour yellow due to the build-up of bilirubin. Internationally, jaundice continues to result in newborn infants' hospital admission, forcing separation of family units at the pivotal point for breastfeeding initiation and bonding. The …
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Σχέση σιδήρου και φερριτίνης ορού μητέρας και νεογνού
… mothers at parturition and in 256 of their term newborn infants. Mothers were divided in two groups. Group A included 188 mothers iron-supplemented and group Β 68 mothers non iron-supplemented in their pregnancy. Of the group A 19.1% had a S-ferritin level <12μg/l and Hb level <11 g/dl, 6.3%. Of …
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Toward an Appropriate Fetal Growth Curve for South Dakota
… birthweights in relation to gestational ages of newborn infants born in Denver, Colorado and those born in the eastern part of South Dakota.<br /> 2. To compare the birthweights in relation to gestational ages of infants born in selected counties of Eastern South Dakota.<br /> 3. To compare the …
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The effects of nonnutritive sucking on state regulation in preterm infants
… (NNS) has long been used to soothe crying infants. Systematic observations of this effect in newborn infants have revealed that NNS reduces arousal in general. Among preterm infants NNS has been used as an effective intervention in the newborn intensive care unit. However, there has been …
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An assessment of kangaroo mother care among staff in a specialized neonatal intensive care unit, Asmara, Eritrea
… Preterm delivery remains the major cause of newborn infants’ morbidity and mortality globally and more so in low-income countries like Eritrea. Research has shown that the provision of Kangaroo mother care (KMC) can contribute to a reduction in morbidity and mortality among newborn infants. …
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Aminoaciduria in childhood
… excretion in the urine of healthy children, of newborn infants and of patients suffering from eight different metabolic disorders. The purpose of this investigation was to discover the aminoacid pattern in the urine and the extent to which it is characteristic of each condition, and to establish …
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The behavioral effects of nonnutritive sucking on infants of differential fetal growth
Newborn infants with differential patterns of fetal growth, as determined by their weight-for-length, typically display behaviors which have been conceptualized as reflecting the integrity of the infant's behavioral organization. The newborn infant's sucking is one behavior that has been …
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Design and evaluation of a prototype high precision temperature telemetry system
… have indicated that thermoregulation in newborn infants is different than that of mature adults. Thermoregulatory models require precise repeatable hypothalmic temperature data to which they can be compared and improved. The 0.1C or less oscillations of the hypothalmic temperature about …
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The evaluation of the Arp-Varnum respirator as as anesthesia ventilator while delivering three percent halothane and air mixture
… disease, causes the death of an estimated 25,000 newborn infants each year. The respirator is a volume-limited assister-controller-type respirator capable of delivering volumes from 5 ml. to 250 ml. Flow rate is adjustable from 1 liter per minute to 20 liters per minute. The patient may trigger …
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Non-invasive optical monitoring of free and bound oxygen in humans
… indication of clinical deterioration. Preterm infants are very vulnerable patients. Their organs, in particular the lungs, are not fully developed, and the respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) frequently occurs. The intestines may be affected by necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Complementary …
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Lumped Parameter Model for a Self Powered Fontan Palliation of the Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
<p>Out of all newborn infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), 8% have a single functioning ventricle. The Fontan surgical procedure, where the superior and inferior venous returns are connected directly to the pulmonary arteries to allow the single functioning ventricle to perfuse the systemic …
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Effects of Delayed Auditory Feedback on Young Infants’ Crying
Neural control of newborn crying has typically been considered to originate primarily in the lower brain centers, although support for this assumption is limited. To address this, the present study manipulated newborn infants’ perceptual experience during a cry bout through use of delayed auditory …
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