Whole-body hypothermia within hours of birth failed to improve outcomes in preterm infants less than 36 weeks' gestational age with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a randomized clinical trial found.

Despite the use of current heat preservation strategies, LBW premature infants remain vulnerable to hypothermia and associated morbidities and mortality. The use of an occlusive skin wrap has been ...

Background: Not all LBW infants require admission to the SCBU. Hypothermia (< 36.5C) in premature infants may necessitate admission to SCBU. This interferes with mother-infant bonding and ...

Adding two weeks of continuous positive airway pressure for preterm infants in the hospital substantially improves lung ...

Erythropoietin did not reduce the risk for death or severe disability among infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy ...

Defined hypothermia as <35°C axillary which may ... evaporative heat loss and transepidermal water loss in the LBW premature infant. Infants greater than 29 completed weeks of gestation due ...

A clinical trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. Adding two weeks of continuous ...