Late Preterm Infants:
Later preterm (LP) infants are those defined as born at 34-0/7 to 36-6/7 and comprise the fastest growing subset of neonates, accounting for 74% of all preterm births and 8-9% of total births in USA....
View ArticleEarly diagnosis is the key to Lachlan’s first smile
The Algo 3i newborn hearing screener from natus has certainly helped revolutionise one family’s life: after screening at 3 weeks, baby Lachlan was diagnosed with moderately severe sensorineural...
View ArticleMany NICU Deaths Preventable
The factors associated with death in infants admitted for NICU care are multifactorial and diverse, and they change with EGA. At lower gestational ages,mortality is most commonly caused by extreme...
View ArticleHelping 100,000 babies survive and thrive
Although significant progress has been made in achieving the UN’s 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), more effort is needed in maternal and child survival. Globally, 2.9 million infants still die...
View ArticleNICVIEW WEBCAM SYSTEM
Premature babies, or neonates with some forms of congenital disorder, may need to stay in hospital for longer than their parents expect. During hospitalization, the Nicview webcam system helps parents...
View ArticleEarly detection of sepsis
A team headed by Leena Mithal, MD, pediatric infectious diseases fellow at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, has just presented new research indicating how identifying the acute...
View ArticlePreterm birth – Neurocognitive performance
More than 70% of all preterm deliveries are late preterm (34–36 weeks of gestation). Late preterm birth is also associated with a risk of memory impairments. Two recent research papers have examined...
View ArticleCHANGING LIVES ONE BABY AT A TIME
Although the first calls for newborn hearing screening originated more than a half century ago, the journey from experiments and pilot programs to the present day standard of care was an arduous one....
View ArticleReduce adverse burden of newborn jaundice
Bilirubin, a beneficial antioxidant at low levels,can progress to neurotoxic properties at higher levels where it can impair the normal developmental maturation of the neonatal brain. As a “silent...
View ArticleWorld Prematurity Day – A Plea for Family Centered Care
Thomas Kühn, MD Assistant Medical Director – Neonatology Vivantes Centre of Perinatology Berlin-Neukoelln A Plea for Family Centered Care Preterm infants are fetuses who develop in extra uterine...
View ArticleYOUR NEW BABY IS HERE! – The Coloring Book
The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be a confusing place for siblings of a preterm or sick baby. To support you in your family centered care model, we have developed the Natus Coloring Book,...
View ArticleCelebrating World Prematurity Day 2016
Judy Moore Senjor Clinical Marketing Manager Natus NBC History, Advances and Making a Difference Approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely each year, accounting for about 1 in 10 of all...
View ArticleWORLD HEARING DAY 2017
The theme for the World Hearing Day 2017 is ‘Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment’. This aims to draw attention to the economic impact of hearing loss and cost effectiveness of...
View ArticleApril is Worldwide HIE Awareness Month
The NCA supports HOPE FOR HIE’s initiative to increase awareness. WHAT IS HIE? HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY HYPOXIC (LACK OF OXYGEN) ISCHEMIC (RESTRICTING BLOODFLOW) ENCEPHALOPATHY (AFFECTING THE...
View ArticleaEEG Workshop
aEEG in the NICU is becoming an increasingly utilised tool in many situations for neuromonitoring of infants. The aim of this interactive workshop is to provide an overview of aEEG interpretation and...
View ArticleAbnormal Interhemispheric Synchrony in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Background: Abnormal interhemispheric synchrony has been described in many clinical compromises in brain function, but its prognostic value in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is...
View ArticleNewborn Symposium / National Child day (17th – 18th Nov. 2017)
THE SPEAKERS Dr. Olugbenga A. Mokuolu MBBS, FWACP / Professor of Neonatology University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin, Nigeria Dr. Bosco Paes MB,Bch,BAO,DCH,FRCPI,FRCPC / Professor Emeritus,...
View ArticleNew England Neonatal aEEG and Neuroimaging Workshop
Course Description Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is an important tool for continuous monitoring of brain function, sleep wake cycling, and instantaneous detection of electrographic...
View ArticleNeonatal Conference for Professionals and Parents – BABY PREEMIE ME
Event Detail With two days of Powerful accredited educational talks and sessions scheduled from the 1st -2 nd of December 2017 Baby Preemie and Me will cater for all Professionals on the 1st and...
View Article2nd International Training Workshops aEEG and NIRS in Neonatology and...
Invitation Many of us as clinicians started working with the neuromonitor amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) in Neonatology, because we saw the opportunity to improve the neurodevelopmental outcome of our...
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