The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Feb 2011
Comparative StudyNeonatal morbidity in moderately preterm infants: a Swedish national population-based study.
To determine the gestational age (GA)-specific risks for neonatal morbidity and use of interventions in infants born at 30 to 34 completed gestational weeks. ⋯ Despite general advances in perinatal care, moderately preterm infants still have substantially increased risks for neonatal morbidity. Whereas the neonatal morbidity rate was similar to results of previous reports, management of respiratory problems differed markedly from other studies.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Feb 2011
Oxygen supplementation in the delivery room: updated information.
Resuscitation is the most common procedure performed in neonatology. However, new contributions based on scientific evidence challenge the traditional procedures. Of these new contributions, the use of room-air instead of 100% oxygen and titration of the oxygen inspiratory fraction according to oximetry and heart rate represent a new approach in the resuscitation of both term and preterm newborns.