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Filter by:This study compared the use of continuous positive airway pressure initiated at birth with the early administration of surfactant administered through a tube in the windpipe within 1 hour of birth for premature infants born at 24 to 27 weeks gestation. In addition, these infants within 2 hours of birth, had a special pulse oximeter placed to continuously monitor their oxygen saturation in two different target ranges (85-89% or 91-95%). This study helped determine whether or not these two management strategies affect chronic lung disease and survival of premature infants.
A randomized, double-blind trial of docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid supplementation in breast-fed preterm infants Background: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) are essential for preterm infants. Human milk and preterm formulas contain DHA and AA, but at lower concentrations than required to approximate utero accretion rate. Objective: To evaluate the effect of a high dose DHA and AA supplement to breast-fed preterm infants in the early neonatal period. Primary endpoints are neurodevelopment at 6 and 20 months of age. Design: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study is carried out in four Norwegian neonatal centers. Subjects and methods: Infants with birth weight < 1.5 kg are randomized to either an intervention or a control group. All infants receive fortified human milk, and a daily dose of 0.5 ml study oil per 100 ml milk. Infants in the intervention group receive oil with DHA and AA (Formulaid, Martek, USA), while the control oil contains vegetable oil without DHA or AA. Blood samples are collected at birth (cord), and at start and stop of the intervention. Plasma is analyzed for fatty acid pattern using high performance liquid chromatography.
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of multivitamin supplementation on fetal loss, low birth weight and severe preterm birth in healthy (HIV negative) women.
Safety and efficacy of Somatropin will be evaluated in short children born with a list weight below 1500 g and that did not catch up to normal height at the age of 4.
Prenatal maternal micronutrient supplementation has been suggested as a means to reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in low-income countries. The effects of prenatal multi-micronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality were studied in a randomised controlled trial among 2100 pregnant women in Guinea-Bissau. Women up to 37 weeks pregnant were individually randomised to daily supplements until delivery of A) Iron + folic acid or multi-micronutrients in B) One or C) Two recommended dietary allowances. Secondary outcomes were infant growth and maternal haemoglobin eight weeks after delivery.
Children born less than 1500 grams are being enrolled into a study to test the effectiveness of a parental educational intervention in reducing the risk of future breathing problems. The intervention teaches parents of these children how to reduce the risk of / and recognize breathing problems.
The goal of this study is to examine acceptability and efficacy of 2 kinds of BV treatment among women at low risk for preterm delivery. The objectives are: 1. To examine the side effects and patient acceptability of oral versus intravaginal metronidazole. 2. To compare the efficacy of oral and intravaginal metronidazole for the treatment of BV 3. To study the efficacy of oral and intravaginal metronidazole for the prevention of hospital admission during the 3rd trimester, chorioamnionitis, preterm delivery, and maternal infectious morbidity.
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends BCG vaccination at birth in developing countries. Pre-term infants should be vaccinated when they reach the chronological age of 40 weeks. Due to difficulties in establishing the correct gestational age, the vaccination policy for BCG in many developing countries is defined by birth weight rather than by gestational maturity. In the study area, low birth weight (LBW) infants (< 2500 g) are not supposed to be vaccinated at birth; instead the mother is asked to return for vaccination when the child has gained sufficient weight. BCG has marked immune stimulatory effects in both animal and human studies and observational studies suggest that BCG is associated with a non-specific reduction in mortality in areas with high infant and child mortality. The specific objective of the study is to examine the effect of early vaccination of LBW children for adverse events, purified protein derivative of tuberculin (PPD) reaction, scar size, morbidity, and mortality in a randomised prospective study of BCG vaccination at birth versus later (according to policy) among children 19 months of age in Guinea-Bissau. The hypothesis is that BCG vaccination of low birth weight (LBW) children at birth reduces infant mortality of this high-risk group by 25%.
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine (CQ) and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) continue to spread, impeding control of this important disease. CQ and SP are still the most commonly used antimalarial drugs for malaria prevention during pregnancy and might be made less effective by resistance. However, the treatment and prophylaxis regimens used may also create conditions for selecting resistant malaria parasite strains. A better understanding of the relationships between chemoprophylaxis regimens and resistance would be helpful to improve chemoprophylaxis of malaria in pregnancy. This work aims to improve the use of chemoprophylaxis in pregnancy by determining whether there is a relationship between the use of standard prophylactic regimens with CQ and SP and the occurrence of P. falciparum resistant strains in pregnant women. The study consists of 2 parts. The first part is a randomized trial comparing 3 chemoprophylactic treatment groups: - weekly CQ after initial presumptive CQ treatment, - CQ intermittent presumptive treatment given as a standard dose at 2nd and 3rd trimester, respectively and SP intermittent presumptive treatment given as a single dose at 2nd and 3rd trimester, respectively. These treatment groups will also be compared to a group of women delivering at the same health centre but who have not been participating in the study. The second part will be a clinical trial for assessment of clinical and parasitological efficacy of CQ and SP treatment in pregnant women presenting with uncomplicated malaria attacks. The study will be conducted from October 2002 to March 2005 in a health centre of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso where malaria transmission is seasonal and resistance to CQ and SP is low.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether giving a nutrient enriched formula to infants born small-for-gestational age benefits blood pressure, growth and body composition by six months of age.