Systematic Reviews on Weight Gain in Babies

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Created January 2008

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Title:   Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born to mothers in socially disadvantaged situations are more likely to be small and so have health problems. Programs providing emotional support, practical assistance, and advice have been offered in addition to usual care. Women who received a...
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Delayed introduction of progressive enteral feeds 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 delaying the introduction of enteral 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 gra...
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Early trophic feeding for very low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence to determine whether feeding very low birth weight infants small quantities of milk during the first week after birth (early trophic feeding) helps bowel development and improves subsequent feeding, growth and development....
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Ibuprofen for the prevention of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ibuprofen may prevent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a common complication for preterm or very small babies, but more research is needed into possible serious adverse effects. PDA is a common complication for very preterm (premature) or very small babi...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Interventions for prevention of neonatal hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Blood sugar levels higher than usually seen in full term infants are frequently seen in babies born very early (before 32 weeks gestation) or with very low birth weight (> 1500 grams) and who are fed totally or partially by vein. Several types of advers...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Antistaphylococcal immunoglobulins to prevent staphylococcal infection in very low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born at earlier gestation and who are born with low birth weight are at significant risk of sepsis. This is in part due to the immaturity of the immune defence system, including low levels of immunoglobulins. Researchers attempted to boost the im...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Prophylactic systemic antifungal agents to prevent mortality and morbidity in very low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fungi such as candida (the organism that causes thrush) can cause severe infections in very low birth weight infants (birth weight less than 1.5 kilograms). These infections are often difficult to diagnose. It may be appropriate to attempt to prevent su...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Interventions for treatment of neonatal hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Higher-than-normal blood sugar levels are frequently seen in babies born very early (before 32 weeks gestation) or with very low birth weight (> 1500 grams) and who are fed totally or partially by vein. Several types of adverse outcomes have been associ...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of the mother having complications during pregnancy and the baby being born too small (with low birthweight) and too early (prematurely, before 37 weeks). Low birthweight has been associated with coronary hear...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Abdominal decompression for suspected fetal compromise/pre-eclampsia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Abdominal decompression was first used to increase blood flow and the forward movement of the uterus during labour contractions as a way of relieving pain. Observations that fetal wellbeing appeared to be improved led to its investigation for complications of pregnancy.
Title:   Gradual versus abrupt discontinuation of oxygen in preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born either prematurely (before 37 weeks) or with a low birthweight often have breathing problems and need extra oxygen. Accurate oxygen levels are important as damage to the eyes or lungs can result if levels are wrong. The decision to stop givi...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Early versus late discontinuation of oxygen in preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born either prematurely (before 37 weeks) or with a low birthweight often have breathing problems and need extra oxygen. Oxygen supplementation has provided many benefits for these babies and the ability to measure oxygen levels accurately can he...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Restricted versus liberal oxygen exposure for preventing morbidity and mortality in preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born either prematurely (before 37 weeks) or with a low birthweight often have breathing problems and need extra oxygen. Oxygen supplementation has provided many benefits for these babies but can cause damage to the eyes (retinopathy) and lungs. ...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Early volume expansion versus inotrope for prevention of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to show the effect of early volume expansion in very preterm babies. Low blood pressure and blood flow are common in preterm babies and can cause brain injury, organ damage and developmental problems. Increasing the amount of fluid i...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Early volume expansion for prevention of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Early volume expansion for very preterm babies has not been shown to improve their outcomes but more research is needed. Low blood pressure and blood flow have been linked to brain injury in preterm babies. They can also cause permanent injury to other ...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Servo-control for maintaining abdominal skin temperature at 36C in low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Low birth weight babies have a higher chance or survival if they are kept warm. The right conditions can be made by placing the baby in an incubator. The air can be heated to a desired temperature, or radiant heat lamps inside the incubator can adjust t...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Oral immunoglobulin for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm and low birth weight neonates
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Immunoglobulin given orally for preventing emergency intestinal problems (necrotizing enterocolitis) in premature and low birth weight newborn infants. Destructive inflammation of the intestine (necrotizing enterocolitis, NEC) is caused by gas-producing...
Date:   Feb 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:   Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate dependent pregnant women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The number of participants in the trials was very small and may not be sufficient to detect differences. Only one study reported on the number of cigarettes the women smoked, a mean of 29 cigarettes per day at enrolment and 14 cigarettes per day at deli...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Nasal versus oral route for placing feeding tubes in preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When preterm or low birth weight infants are too immature or unwell to suck feeds they can receive their milk through a feeding tube passed via either the nose or the mouth. Although tubes placed via the nose may be more stable and less prone to displac...
Date:   Dec 2007
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