Late preterm (LP) infants are defined as those born at 34-0/7 to 36-6/7 weeks' gestational
age. LP infants were previously referred to as near term infants. The change in terminology …

Background Despite extensive knowledge on the functional, neurodevelopmental,
behavioural and educational sequelae of preterm birth, relatively little is known about its …

Importance There are few population-based studies addressing trends in neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU) admission and NICU patient-days, especially in the subpopulation that, by …

Background Neonatal jaundice may cause severe neurological damage if poorly evaluated
and diagnosed when high bilirubin occurs. The study explored how to effectively integrate …

A significant increase in preterm births (those born< 37 weeks of gestation) from 10.62% to
12.73% of all births occurred between 1990 and 2005. 1 Throughout this time, infants born …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Guidelines for the management of neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia have helped to reduce rates of significant hyperbilirubinemia. However …

A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success …

Human milk reduces the risk of short-and long-term morbidities in recipient infants through a
combination of nutritional, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, epigenetic and gut …

OBJECTIVE: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome
that may last for months. Our objective was to determine if infants with NAS are at increased …

Purpose In Alberta, the high occurrence of late preterm infants and early hospital discharge
of mother-infant dyads has implications for postpartum care in the community. Shortened …