Category Archives: Neonatology

Sucrose and Newborn Pain

By Dr. Webpedi | Published: 2010-11-08

Analgesic (pain-relieving) effects of oral sucrose sugar solutions have been convincingly demonstrated for painful newborn procedures.

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Maternal – Infant Blood Group Discrepancies and Jaundice

By Dr. Webpedi | Published: 2010-11-03

A recent study demonstrated that 94% of newborn infants with blood-type B experience early rise to “significant hyperbilirubinemia”, within the first 24 hours of life, when Mother’s blood type is “O”  A maternal blood-type O is required to provoke this higher risk, and blood type B infants experienced higher rates of significant jaundice than those with blood-type A.

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Young Children and Wheeze

By Dr. Webpedi | Published: 2010-10-27

Recurrent wheezing in young children is associated with multiple factors, including three associations confirmed by current medical studies.

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Neuroprotection with Cooling after traumatic deliveries

By Dr. Webpedi | Published: 2010-10-09

Some infants with complicated deliveries and possible neurologic harm can benefit by moderate body cooling after birth.

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