Infant, Newborn, Diseases - Prevention & control
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Monday, November 23, 2009

A multicenter, randomized trial of treatment for mild gestational diabetes.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus improves pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: Women who were in the 24th to 31st week of gestation and who met the criteria for mild gestational diabetes mellitus (i.e., an ... Read more...

Neonatal findings among children of substance-abusing women attending a special child welfare clinic in Norway.

19 Jul 2009 AIMS: A special child welfare clinic (SCWC) in Norway provides care for pregnant women with substance abuse problems to prevent the adverse effects of substances. The SCWC aims to give treatment without replacements. This article describes neonatal ... Read more...

Maternal and early onset neonatal bacterial sepsis: burden and strategies for prevention in sub-Saharan Africa.

29 Jun 2009 Maternal and child health are high priorities for international development. Through a Review of published work, we show substantial gaps in current knowledge on incidence (cases per live births), aetiology, and risk factors for both maternal and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Infant, Newborn, Diseases - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A multicenter, randomized trial of treatment for mild gestational diabetes. 29 Sep 2009
• Neonatal findings among children of substance-abusing women attending a special child welfare clinic in Norway. 19 Jul 2009
• Maternal and early onset neonatal bacterial sepsis: burden and strategies for prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. 29 Jun 2009
• Preface. Neonatology. 2 Jun 2009
• Group B streptococcus and early-onset sepsis in the era of maternal prophylaxis. 30 May 2009
• Decreased risk of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in children born to HIV-1-infected mothers in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. 30 May 2009
• Does extreme prematurity affect kidney volume at term corrected age? 29 Apr 2009
• Amnioinfusion for relief of recurrent severe and moderate variable decelerations in labor. 29 Apr 2009
• Perinatal hepatitis B prevention: adapting Public Health Services to meet the changing needs of a diverse community. 29 Apr 2009
• Validation of elimination of neonatal tetanus in Turkey by lot quality assurance cluster sampling. 22 Apr 2009
• Impact of a 'rescue course' of antenatal corticosteroids: a multicenter randomized placebo-controlled trial. 27 Feb 2009
• To rescue or not to rescue: that is the question. 27 Feb 2009
• [Congenital cytomegaly--advances in diagnosis and therapy] 30 Dec 2008
• [Influence of anesthesia and surgical trauma on cellular and humoral immunological parameters in the newborns] 30 Dec 2008
• [Effect of surfactant administration time on the outcomes in low and extremely low birth weight neonates] 30 Dec 2008
• News of the Academy of Neonatal Nursing. 30 Dec 2008
• Scientific ways to study intercessory prayer as an intervention in clinical research. 30 Dec 2008
• Working together to decrease neonatal complications. 30 Dec 2008
• Group B Streptococcus colonization in pregnancy: prevalence and prevention strategies of neonatal sepsis. 30 Dec 2008
• Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth (MACS): a randomised controlled trial. 18 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Infant, Newborn, Diseases'

Definition: Diseases of newborn infants present at birth (congenital) or developing within the first month of birth. It does not include hereditary diseases not manifesting at birth or within the first 30 days of life nor does it include inborn errors of metabolism. Both HEREDITARY DISEASES and METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS are available as general concepts.

Descriptor UI: D007232

Alternative terms: Infant, Newborn, Diseases;

Related Mesh Headings: Congenital Abnormalities;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C16.614;

Technical Notes: IM GEN only; for specific dis in newborn inf use specific dis (IM) + check tag INFANT, NEWBORN; do not use /compl /congen; check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN: Manual 18.5.10; relation to /congen: Manual 19.8.18, 23.21+; TN 109: relation to other Cat C16 terms