Research news
19 November 2020
Promising new research findings in the field of RSV prevention
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) has long been recognised as a serious threat to infant health. RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the...
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10 November 2020
Factors Influencing Implementation of Family-Centred Care in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Being in the NICU is a very stressful experience for infants. The stress level even increases when babies are separated from their parents. This can be avoided with Family-Centred Care...
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03 November 2020
Non‐evidence‐based beliefs increase inequalities in the provision of infant‐ and family‐centred neonatal care
Many hospitals in the world still do not recognise the importance and benefits of family-centred care. This hinders parents to engage in potentially life-saving care procedures, like kangaroo mother care...
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27 October 2020
New set of assessments released for follow-up evaluations of adults born preterm
The Adults Born Preterm International Collaboration (APIC) has released a set of Common Core Assessments for follow-up evaluations of adults who were born prematurely. On average, preterm born individuals face...
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27 October 2020
Unprecedented reduction in births of very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants during the lockdown
An unbelievable reduction in regional births of VLBW and ELBW infants was observed in Ireland coinciding with the COVID-19 lockdown. Professor Roy K. Phillip and his team at the University...
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26 October 2020
New Statement of Lancet COVID-19 Commission
Recommendations of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission for tackling problems of the Coronavirus pandemic The Lancet COVID-19 Commission published a statement to provide countries and international institutions with recommendations including ten...
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26 October 2020
Top research priorities for preterm birth – joint results of a study with people affected by preterm birth and healthcare professionals
Since research questions are usually designed by researchers themselves, there is a lack in research aimed at answering important questions from patients, clinicians and members of the public. Therefore, a...
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26 October 2020
Medical malpractice in neonatology – common medical errors and strategies to minimize malpractice risks
Although neonatal care has seen remarkable improvements, including better quality of care, medical malpractice in neonatology is still of concern. Common areas of malpractice include the delivery room, jaundice, hypoglycaemia,...
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17 September 2020
A cost-consequences analysis on increased utilisation of triple chamber bag parenteral nutrition
The safety of parenteral nutrition (PN) remains a concern in preterm neonates, impacting clinical outcomes and health-care-resource use and costs. This cost-consequence analysis assessed national-level impacts of a 10-percentage point...
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16 September 2020
“Small for Gestational Age” lowers cognitive performance from infancy to adulthood
Cognitive performance in childhood can be negatively impacted if an infant was Small for Gestational Age (SGA, birthweight <10% for gestation). As existing research did not show coinciding results on...
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