Neonatal Diseases and Defects

Follow the links below to find information about neonatal diseases and defects, including birth defects, diseases of newborn infants, foetal diseases and genetic diseases and disorders.

Created January 2008

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Title:   Iodine and your thyroid gland
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about how important iodine is for your thyroid gland, and how iodine deficiency can cause problems, especially in unborn and newborn babies.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Baby's head shape
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Sometimes a baby will develop a flattened spot on the back or side of her head. This is called plagiocephaly .
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Neonatal screening test
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Newborns in South Australia have a blood test when they are about 48 hours old called the Newborn or Neonatal Screening Test or 'Guthrie' test, or 'heel prick' test.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Hydrocephalus
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hydrocephalus (hydro means water, cephalus means head) occurs when there is a blockage in the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from spaces within the brain (ventricles) out over the surface of the brain and down the spinal cord
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Pregnancy - risks
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   During your pregnancy it is very important to avoid some things that can harm your developing baby.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Jaundice in babies
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Jaundice (yellow colouring of the skin and eyes) can be seen during the first week of life in about 60% of full term babies . It is even more common in babies who are born early.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Vitamin K
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Vitamin K is needed by humans to cause blood to clot. Without vitamin K small cuts can go on bleeding for a long time, small injuries can cause a lot of bruising, and bleeding can occur in many parts of the body.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate dependent pregnant women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Some women continue to use opiates when they are pregnant. Yet heroin readily crosses the placenta. Opiate dependent women experience a six-fold increase in maternal obstetric complications and give birth to low-weight babies.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Allopurinol for preventing mortality and morbidity in newborn infants with suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence to determine whether giving allopurinol to newborn infants with suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and, therefore, is beneficial.Newborn infants who have been deprived of oxygen before, during, or after delivery (p...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Slow advancement of enteral feed volumes to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence to determine whether slowly advancing the volume of milk feeds given to very low birth weight infants reduces the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis.Very low birth weight infants (birth weight less than 1500 grams) are...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Jaundice in babies
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   About six out of 10 newborns have jaundice to varying degrees. Physiological jaundice resolves by itself once the baby's liver is functioning at full speed. Other causes of jaundice include haemolytic anaemia, hepatitis and galactosaemia.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Arginine supplementation for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) may be caused by an infant's immaturity, a lack of blood flow to the GI tract (ischemia), and surface (mucosa) breakdown resulting from infection or feeding with strong/concentrated (hyperosmolar) solutions. It can result...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Premature babies
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Around 10,000 Australian babies are born prematurely every year. The reasons for premature labour are not fully understood and research is continuing into the causes and early detection. Most premature babies have no long term problems, however, this depends on how long the baby was in the womb.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Anticonvulsants for preventing mortality and morbidity in full term newborns with perinatal asphyxia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It is unclear whether giving anticonvulsants to newborn babies soon after possible birth asphyxia at term is safe and effective. More studies are needed. Seizures (or convulsions) are common following birth asphyxia. These seizures may worsen the brain ...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Prolonged versus short course of indomethacin for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The ductus arteriosus is a blood vessel that connects the aorta and pulmonary artery. The ductus arteriosus is normally present in the fetus. It allows the majority of the output of the right side of the heart to bypass the lungs and supply the body of ...
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Group B streptococcus and pregnancy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Group B streptococcus (group B strep) is a common bacterium that is found in the body. It is usually harmless in adults. Sometimes, however, a woman who has group B strep can infect her baby during delivery.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Vitamin K for newborn babies: information for parents
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   This document provides straight forward information and advice on the importance of all newborn babies to receiving vitamin K. It outlines the options for the route of administration of vitamin K and advises whom parents should contact if they require additional information and guidance.
Title:   Joint statement and recommendations on Vitamin K administration to newborn infants to prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infancy
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   This report discusses prophylaxis of Vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infancy.
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   Vitamin K for Babies
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on the use of Vitamin K to prevent serious bleeding in newborn babies, including Haemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (HDN).
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Systematic review of the health risks to the mother, child and family associated with the use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   This review aims to assess the safety of ICSI for mother, child and family and, where possible, quantify the health risks of ICSI versus in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and/or versus spontaneous conception.
Date:   Feb 2005
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