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This section covers all aspects of neonatal and fetal health, disease, treatment, and outcomes.
Review
The Mediterranean diet has been for a very long time the basis of food habits all over the countries of the Mediterranean basin, originally founded on rural models and low consumption of meat products and high...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:74
Published on: 17 August 2017
Letter to the Editor
Following the most recent modification by the American Academy of Pediatrics, based on American studies on RSV epidemiology, the Italian Drug Agency (AIFA) decided to limit the total financial coverage of the ...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:71
Published on: 14 August 2017
Research
The recognition, follow-up, and early treatment of neonatal jaundice has become more difficult, since the earlier discharge of newborns from hospitals has become common practice. Since intrapartum hypoxic stre...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:67
Published on: 4 August 2017
Research
In Cameroon, sustainable effort needs to be done to reduce the current neonatal mortality rate from 21 deaths per 1000 live births to the global target of fewer than ten deaths per 1000 live births by 2035. We...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:52
Published on: 5 June 2017
Research
Recently, the prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities (CA) increased as the increasing proportion of mothers with advanced age. We aimed to explore the prevalence of CA in relation to maternal age and perinata...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:47
Published on: 12 May 2017
Research
To determine the efficacy and safety of early supplementation with 800 IU of vitamin D in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:45
Published on: 4 May 2017
Review
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most frequent cause of congenital infection worldwide, with an estimated incidence in developed countries of 0.6–0.7% of all live births. The burden of disease related to congenita...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:38
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research
Family-Centred Care (FCC) is recognized as an important component of all paediatric care, including neonatal care, although practical clinical guidelines to support this care model are still needed in Italy. T...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:36
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research
Drug use in preterm neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been investigated, so far, in terms of unauthorized or off-label use; very little is known on the use of combinations of differe...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:37
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research
We studied late preterm and term infants who were admitted to our neonatal care unit in a tertiary hospital for unexpected episodes of cyanosis that occurred during rooming-in for evaluation of their frequency...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:35
Published on: 14 April 2017
Research
We aimed to examine current bedside analgesia/sedation (A/S) and pain assessment (PA) practices in Italian neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in relation to the findings of an epidemiological European study...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:26
Published on: 7 March 2017
Letter to the Editor
Guidelines on immunoprophylaxis for prevention of RSV infection recommend it in preterm babies born before 29 wGA; in babies affected by bronchopulmonary dysplasia or congenital heart defects; and in post-hear...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:17
Published on: 2 February 2017
Research
Candida parapsilosis is increasingly responsible for invasive candidiasis in neonates. This study investigates phenotypic and genotypic features of C. parapsilosis microbial isolates a...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:10
Published on: 19 January 2017
Research
The mother’s immune status can be achieved by genetic and breastfeeding impact descendants of the immune system. The study aimed to determine whether a mother’s immune status and breastfeeding practices were r...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2017 43:8
Published on: 14 January 2017
Case report
Cytomegalovirus is the most common cause of congenital infection in the developed countries. Gastrointestinal involvement has been extensively described in both adult and paediatric immunocompromised patients ...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2016 42:105
Published on: 7 December 2016
Research
White matter (WM) abnormalities associated with prematurity are one of the most important causes of neurological disability that involves spastic motor deficits in preterm newborns. This study aimed to evaluat...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2016 42:104
Published on: 1 December 2016
Research
Infants born at 34 to 36 weeks of gestation (late preterm) are at greater risk for adverse outcomes than those born at 37 weeks of gestation or later. Aim of this paper is to examine risk factors for late pret...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2016 42:87
Published on: 22 September 2016
Research
The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of sleep-wake cycle monitoring using amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) and neuroimaging in newborn infants with a possible perinatal hypoxic insult, investigate ...
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2016 42:85
Published on: 15 September 2016
Research
Despite the current obesity epidemic, maternal underweight remains a common occurrence with potential adverse perinatal outcomes.
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2016 42:74
Published on: 5 August 2016
Research
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2016 42:64
Published on: 13 July 2016
