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Preterm infants with peri/intraventricular hemorrhage have poorer habituation responses to external stimuli

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between intra-ventricular hemorrhage and habituation responses to external stimuli in preterm infants at 36-38 weeks post-conceptual age. Methods: Cross-sectional study of infants with gestational age <32 weeks. Intra-ventricular hemorrhage was identif...

Comparison of adequacy of birth weight for gestational age according to different intrauterine growth curves

Abstract Objectives: to compare the assessment of the adequacy of birth weight for gestational age according to different intrauterine growth curves. Methods: across-sectional study, which analyzed gestational and neonatal information from 344 mother-newborn binomials. Birth weight data were analyzed u...

Metabolic syndrome in pregnancy and postpartum: prevalence and associated factors

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the main associated maternal factors in women without pre-gestational conditions, in early pregnancy and in the immediate postpartum. METHODS Two hundred pregnant women were evaluated at the 16th week of pregnancy, and 187 were ...

Outcomes of cases of prenatally-diagnosed congenital pulmonary airway malformation

Abstract Objective To evaluate the outcomes of cases of prenatally-diagnosed congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM). Methods We retrospectively evaluated cases of prenatally-diagnosed CPAM between 2004 and 2018. Ultrasonographic features such as visualization of a fetal lung mass and heterogen...

Validation of ROPScore to predict retinopathy of prematurity among very low birth weight preterm infants in a southern Brazilian population

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Purposes: To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and cutoff points for the ROPScore, which is based on cumulative risk factors for the prediction of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), in a population of very low birth weight (BW) preterm infants in southern Brazil. Methods: The medical recor...

Transfusión intrauterina: tratamiento de anemia fetal severa en el Centro de Referencia Perinatal Oriente
Intrauterine transfusion: treatment of severe fetal anemia at the Oriente Perinatal Reference Center

RESUMEN INTRODUCCIÓN: La anemia fetal es una importante causa de morbilidad y mortalidad perinatal. En la actualidad la principal herramienta terapéutica es la transfusión fetal intrauterina, permitiendo una mejoría en el pronóstico y sobrevida en fetos con anemia severa. El objetivo de este estudi...

Acute kidney injury in newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis: risk factors and mortality

Abstract Background: Both necrotizing enterocolitis and acute kidney injury are tightly related conditions, which independently increase mortality in newborns. Necrotizing enterocolitis is an inflammatory disease with a systemic repercussion that leads to inflammatory kidney changes predisposing to rena...

Síndrome do desconforto respiratório: influência do manejo sobre o estado hemodinâmico de recém-nascidos pré-termo ≤ 32 semanas nas primeiras 24 horas de vida

RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar a influência do manejo da síndrome do desconforto respiratório sobre parâmetros clínicos e ecocardiográficos de avaliação hemodinâmica em recém-nascidos ≤ 32 semanas. Métodos: Foram avaliados prospectivamente 33 recém-nascidos ≤ 32 semanas, submetidos...

Adverse perinatal outcomes of pregnancies among adolescents vs women of advanced age in the Brazilian public health system

Abstract Objectives: to compare the adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnancies of adolescents and elderly women of public health network. Methods: a cross-sectional study carried out with pregnant women at the extremes of reproductive age according to the classification of the Brazilian Ministry of Heal...

Comparison on cognitive performance among schoolchildren born prematurely according to the presence of intracranial hemorrhage in the neonatal period

Abstract Objectives: to compare the cognitive performance of schoolchildren born prematurely according to the presence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) during the neonatal period. Methods: a cross-sectional cohort study of schoolchildren between the ages of 6-8 years old, born prematurely with or witho...