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5: The First Weeks of Life

Links
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn. A description of the condition and possible treatments and outcomes, from the University of Washingtons NICU-Web.
Newborn pulmonary hypertension linked to nitric oxide production. An article from the Vanderbilt Medical Center.
Nitric Oxide Helps Neonates with Pulmonary Hypertension. A study reported in PulmonaryReviews.com.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Term Neonates with Severe Respiratory Failure. A report published by Englands Department of Health.
Use and Abuse of the Apgar Score. A policy report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
About.coms page on Virginia Apgar and the Apgar score, including a collection of links.
Higher neonatal morbidity after routine early hospital discharge: Are we sending newborns home too early? A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (August 10, 1999).
Special Report: Reducing Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality. The executive summary of a 1999 report released by USAIDs Child Health Research Project in collaboration with the Maternal and Neonatal Health Project.
Neonatal Resuscitation. A worldwide program developed by the American International Health Alliance with the goal of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates.
Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Newborn. A detailed article from the eMedicine Journal (December 31, 2001).
The HIE Support Center, a site for parents of children with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Cerebral Palsy: Hope Through Research. Information on types, risk factors, and treatments of cerebral palsy, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.
The web page of the Childrens Hemiplegia and Stroke Association, full of information and resources for families.
Perinatal Screening for Congenital Malformations and Genetic Disorders: Current Status and Future Directions. An article from The Permanente Journal.
An artificial neural network predicts intracranial hemorrhage in preterm neonates better than a logistic regression model. A study summarized by The Informatics Review, the e-journal of the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems.
Intracranial hemorrhage in a newborn with hemophilia. A case study published in The Annals of Saudi Medicine.
A PowerPoint presentation on intracranial hemorrhage, from the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.
Group B Strep and its Effects on Pregnancy/Newborns. Resources for parents, including frequently asked questions, links, and a message board.
Homepage for the Group B Strep Association.
Background of E. coli. A page from the University of Oregon explaining the E. coli bacterium and its history.
Early Recognition and Treatment of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections. An article from the February 1999 issue of Physician Assistant.
Hypoglycemia in Newborns May Affect Brains Later. An article from Daily University Science News (February 21, 2002).
Hypocalcemic seizures in neonates. A report from the American Journal of Emergency Medicine (November 1997).
Neonatal Jaundice. Facts, treatment information, and links about neonatal jaundice.
Neonatal Seizures. Information from Neonatology on the Web.
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