Prenatal Care & Fetal Development

What do you think of this paper: International standards for newborn weight, length, and head circumference by gestational age and sex: the Newborn Cross-Sectional Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2960932-6/abstract http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26167-all-newborns-should-be-similar-size-in-ideal-conditions.html

Some useful links/resources Preterm growth Charts - updated LINK1 Head circumference - Nellhaus LINK2 NCHS Charts LINK3

Hello, We have recently released an app that runs on iPhone/iPad called FetalGrowth (available from iTunes /App Store) which performs fetal weight percentile calculations and plots customized growth charts for both singleton and twins pregnancies. Some unique features, include: - twins specific customized growth models. - the ability to save the patient's details in order to track the progress of the fetal weight percentiles during pregnancy. The app was developed by OBGYN professionals. We would appreciate some feedback from OBGYN physicians who would be interested in using this app (or already used it in clinical practice). FetalGrowth app uses both fully customize…

Our NICU has double surface phototherapy units. Whenever we have a baby On double surface we are worried about the hypothermia for baby ( due to A/C). Hence my question Do you use double surface unit under radiant warmer servo mode or switch off a/c ? Our a/c blowers sometimes reduce ths baby's skin temperature . Hence this question

We have just admitted a 37+1 weeker. No - what so ever- respiratory effort at birth and now - normal pH 7,29 (v) in umbillical sample. Mum, grand mum (and may be way back "muscle-weakness" in the family) . No family diagnosis (she's from Bosnia). HE's on ventilator now - and - in that sense doing very well - but no respiratory efforts at all. NO movements. . Where to start? Dystonia myotonica I/II (bloodsample sent today). Muscle biopsi now or wait ( he's day 3)??? Thanks for comments and suggestions on diagnosis and evalution. Lars

Hello everyone, We are students of Industrial and Management Engineering at Ben-Gurion University (BGU, Israel). Our Final Project is a part of a team of researchers from BGU and the affiliated Soroka Medical Center engaged large scale research about modeling and subsequent monitoring of fetus growth. We use Response Modeling Methodology (RMM), a recently introduced platform for modeling, as main tool for this research. Within this framework, we assemble available real data about fetus growth with the objective of creating a large database by which to test and validate RMM-based modeling and monitoring techniques by BI tools and Data Mining. Thus, we should find op…

Hello to everyone ! We are beginnig to use IDC -10 . And we cannot find out code of " Healthy newborn " . Please share information about this issue . And what are you doing in your unit in this case ?

peace be upon you all .I'm in bad need for an article about NEONATAL SURICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AND THE PROGRESS IN NEONATAL CARE IN SURGICAL NICU,coz i need it for my master degree in neonatology.i wish you can help me .thxs alot

Hello friends!! Greetings from Hyderabad India, I am a post graduate student taking up a project on Maternal Anemia in in relation to new born birth weight I need some help in finding some related articles.

Dear Colleagues I am in a process of writing guidlines for our NICU. I need you help in writing these guidelines. I need one question for example Which babies needs to be seen in NNU clinic a part from Preterm babies which we see usually upto 18month. for example babies like Normal term babies with TTN( Transient tachypnea of newborn), Hypoglycemia etc needs to be followed in NNU clinic. If any one wants to share his or her unit guidelines , i will highly appreciate it. With best regards