Facilitators and barriers to parental involvement in neonatal pain management in the NICU: a scoping review by Min Shi, Jie Jing, Binzhi Tang, Lu Feng, Linli Xie

“…To help structure and implement a family engagement programme in neonatal pain management in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), we conducted a scoping review to identify facilitators and barriers to parental involvement in neonatal pain management.Methods We conducted the scoping review using the Arksey and O’Malley framework. …”
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Neonatal Thrombocytopenia after Perinatal Asphyxia Treated with Hypothermia: A Retrospective Case Control Study by N. Boutaybi, F. Razenberg, V. E. H. J. Smits-Wintjens, E. W. van Zwet, M. Rijken, S. J. Steggerda, E. Lopriore

“…We performed a retrospective case control study of all (near-) term neonates with perinatal asphyxia admitted between 2004 and 2012 to our neonatal intensive care unit. All neonates treated with therapeutic hypothermia were included in this study (hypothermia group) and compared with a historic control group of neonates with perinatal asphyxia treated before introduction of therapeutic hypothermia (2008). …”
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Impact of early versus late artificial rupture of membranes during oxytocin induction of labour on the incidence of chorioamnionitis: a randomised controlled trial (ARM trial) by Meghan G. Hill, Michelle R. Wise, Emmanuelle Pauleau, Beatrice Treadwell, Lynn Sadler

“…Chorioamnionitis entails risk to both the pregnant person and the fetus and is an important contributor to neonatal sepsis, neonatal intensive care unit admission, maternal sepsis, caesarean, wound infection and postoperative infective complications. …”
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Adverse birth outcome and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in public hospitals Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2020 by Tomas Amare Abraha, Gebremedhin Kinfe Gebremariam, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Tensay Kahsay Weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi

“…Results The magnitude of adverse birth outcome was 46.3% at 95% CI and 15.2% of the neonates were admitted to neonatal intensive care unit due to preterm birth and low birth weight. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnancies with Uterine Leiomyomas by Caner Kose, Busra Korpe, Tugba Kinay, Seval Yilmaz Ergani, Rahmi Sinan Karadeniz, Ali Turhan Caglar, Yaprak Engin Ustun

“…It was found that cases with leiomyomas ≥7 cm, compared to those with <4cm, had deliveries at earlier gestational weeks (36w6/7±2d vs. 37w+6/7±2d, p=0.018) and had lower newborn birthweight (2849.44±516.74 g vs. 3237.5±350.6 g, p<0.001), longer operation time (105.92±34.78 min vs. 68.21± 22.31 min, p<0.001) and a higher rate of neonatal intensive care unit requirement (48.1% vs. 13.7%, p<0.001). …”
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Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Newborns Admitted with Neonatal Sepsis at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia by Samuel Dessu, Aklilu Habte, Tamirat Melis, Mesfin Gebremedhin

“…A longitudinal prospective cohort study was conducted among selected 289 neonates with neonatal sepsis who were admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit at public hospitals in Ethiopia from 1st March 2018 to 31st December 2019. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Olfactory Stimulation in Preterm Infants: A Review Study by Hashem Lashgari Kalat, Mohammad Hasan Mohammadi, Shahabaddin Sorouri, Hossein Ali Kharazmi, Zahra Ramazanian Bafghi, Masumeh Ghazanfarpour, Najmeh Soltani Nejad

“…Researchers and clinicians need to be aware of procedures and positive olfactory stimuli mediating major problems and more adaptable premature infants to the neonatal intensive care unit and hospital environments. Accordingly, it is essential to undertake a comprehensive review of the effect of olfactory stimulation in preterm infants. …”
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Comparison of Modified Biophysical Profile with Doppler Ultrasonographic Analysis in Determining Fetal well Being in the Third Trimester by Kadir Bakay, Ahmet Varolan, Ali Yazgan, Atif Akyol, İnci Davas

“…Prognosis and survey of all newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after delivery were closely monitored. …”
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Assessing neonatal nurses: transitioning preterm infants to oral feeding - a multicenter cross-sectional study by Abdelaziz Hendy, Yasmine M. Osman, Hanan F. Alharbi, Maha Suwailem Shuaib Alshammari, Mohammed Musaed Ahmed Al-Jabri, Naif S. Alzahrani, Ahmed Hendy, Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani

“…Abstract Background In Egypt, approximately 10% of preterm deliveries occur between 32 and fewer than 37 weeks, leading to high neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions. Preterm infants often face oral feeding difficulties due to immature development, which can lead to extended hospital stays and increased health risks. …”
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Clinical and ultrasound assessment of body composition in preterm infants at discharge: an observational study by Beatriz del Rey Hurtado de Mendoza, Montserrat Izquierdo Renau, Elsa García González, Carla Balcells-Esponera, Emilio J Inarejos Clemente, Isabel Iglesias-Platas

“…Objectives While the target of growth of very preterm infants (VPIs) during Neonatal Intensive care unit (NICU) admission is still controversial, the most accepted objective is that they should follow their intrauterine trajectory in terms of growth and body composition (BC). …”
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Do Maternal Vitamin D Levels Influence Vitamin D Levels in Preterm Neonates? by M. Panda, J. McIntosh, T. Chaudhari, A. L. Kent

“…Prospective study from 10th May 2015 to 1st November 2016. Setting. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Canberra Hospital. Patients. …”
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Investigating the implementation of a Trial of Labour After Caesarean (TOLAC) delivery bundle with respect to decreasing caesarean delivery rates: a multisite quality improvement i... by Eliane M Shore, Elizabeth Miazga, Cheyanne Reed, Alisha Olsthoorn, Isabella Fan, Eliya Zhao, Jodi Shapiro, Amanda Cipolla, Modupe Tunde-Byass

“…Balance measures included rates of uterine rupture and neonatal intensive care unit admission. Process measures included attendance at educational rounds, elements of the interventions identified in chart review and view counts for educational videos.Results The baseline caesarean delivery rate was 77% (1730 out of 2244 eligible patients). …”
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Second Trimester Umbilical Cord Coiling Index and Perinatal Outcomes by Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Mehmet Metin Altay, Derya Turgut, Selcan Coşkun, Eylem Ünlübilgin, Sertaç Esin, Orhan Gelişen, Okyar Erol

“…Newborns with hypercoiling or hypocoiling were needed more neonatal intensive care unit. CONCLUSIONS: There was measured correlation between umbilical cord diameter and aUCI between 18-24 weeks and perinatal outcome but new prospective studies about umbilical artery morphology and perinatal outcomes are also needed. …”
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Effect of floral therapy in mothers of premature newborns: A randomized controlled trial by Tatiana Carneiro de Resende, Karla Oliveira Marcacine, Erika de Sá Vieira Abuchaim, Marcia Barbieri, Maria Cristina Gabrielloni, Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena Abrão

“…The pre-and post-intervention parameters were evaluated using the Instrument Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and cortisol analysis. Student's T, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, Fisher's exact tests, and Generalized Estimating Equation models were used to analyze the data. …”
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Correlation between antenatal and postnatal coiling index and its role in prediction of perinatal outcome: A prospective cohort study by Ankita Kumari, Vani Aditya, Shaila Mitra, Garima Maurya, Pratima Sharma, Harish Chandra Tiwari

“…The risk of low birth weight, preterm, low APGAR, neonatal intensive care unit admission and perinatal mortality were significantly high with postnatal hypocoiling (P<0.0001). …”
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Delivery, maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with gestational diabetes undergoing epidural labour analgesia: a propensity score-matched analysis by Yu Chen, Xin Ye, Han Wu, Yanqing Chen, Huanghui Wu, Xueling Yuan, Xiaofang Yu, Xiaodan Wu

“…Additionally, neonatal birth weight, plasma glucose levels and neonatal macrosomia occurrence increased, while neonatal intensive care unit admissions and neonatal hypoglycaemia decreased in the ELA versus the NELA group (all p&lt;0.05). …”
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Prenatal malaria exposure and risk of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study of pregnant women in the Northern Region of Ghana by Akbar Fotouhi, Masud Yunesian, Hawawu Hussein, Mansour Shamsipour, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Percival Delali Agordoh, Mashoud Alabi Seidu

“…After adjusting for newborn admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit, parity, maternal age and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, women who were exposed to malaria during the third trimester of pregnancy had 2.02 times (95% CI 1.36 to 2.99) higher odds of premature delivery. …”
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Persistent lipoprotein(a) exposure and its association with clinical outcomes after acute myocardial infarction: a longitudinal cohort study by Zhenwei Wang, Junnan Tang, Qian Shi, Lijuan Fang, Naifeng Liu, Jinying Zhang

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Frequency and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity: a 5-year single-center study in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Maaly Abdel Fattah, Anas AlKhabaz, Ibrahim Issa, Hadeel Alhemsi, Kassem AlSaad, Eyad AlMidani, Faisal Khan

“…Data were retrieved from the records of preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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The Association between Resolvin D1 Levels and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Implications for Perinatal Outcomes by Zeynep Seyhanli, Burak Bayraktar, Mevlut Bucak, Gulsan Karabay, Betul Tokgoz Cakir, Can Ozan Ulusoy, Gizem Aktemur, Selver Ozge Sefik, Serap Topkara Sucu, Sevki Celen, Ali Turhan Caglar

“…Furthermore, maternal plasma Resolvin D1 levels were associated with composite adverse neonatal outcomes [presence of at least one of the following conditions: preterm birth (<37 weeks), low birth weight (LBW) (<2500 grams), neonatal hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, APGAR score at 5th minute <7, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)], with a cut-off of >338.75, showing a sensitivity of 56.3%, a specificity of 79.2%, and an AUC of 0.675 (95% CI: 0.567-0.771, p=0.024). …”
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