Background: It has been suggested that probiotics can reduce the overgrowth of pathogens
in the bowels of preterm infants and contribute to the reduction of the incidence of …

Objectives. The early discharge of neonates from hospitals makes transcutaneous
measurement of total bilirubin concentration a useful tool to monitor neonatal jaundice. The …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of intravenous ibuprofen and indomethacin for treatment of
patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) on mesenteric and renal blood flow velocity in preterm …

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and transient tachypnoea (TT) are the most frequent
acute respiratory diseases in the newborn. This study investigated the risk factors for RDS …

Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the development of significant
hyperbilirubinemia in a large unselected newborn population in a metropolitan area with …

Objective. To test the hypothesis that preterm infants with infant respiratory distress
syndrome who are treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) and …

Background: The role of blood transfusions and iron intake in the pathogenesis or
retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is controversial. Aim: To evaluate the influence of packed …

This chapter will focus on techniques that have been developed to measure transcutaneous
bilirubin (TcB). The first electronic TcB device proved to be useful when used as a screening …

Results The authors found that 76.3%, 64.7%, 42.3%, 26.4%, and 17% of mothers were still
breast feeding at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after delivery, respectively. The multivariate …

Objective. The objective of this study was to evaluate the roles of production and conjugation
of bilirubin, individually and in combination, in the mechanism of neonatal jaundice …