Monthly Archives: November 2022

Not Neonatology: Oh Canada…. Warbler

Still on my trip to Ecuador, where I saw my first ever Canada Warbler. I know it is just a name, but it was most pleasing to find this bird, which does indeed migrate to Canada each year but I … Continue reading

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Not neonatology: a trip to Ecuador

A break in blogging for a couple of weeks, while I take a trip to Ecuador, with the main purpose of birdwatching and photography. Ecuador is the country with the greatest avian biodiversity in the world, and with and amazingly … Continue reading

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How much protein should we provide to the preterm in the first days of life?

Extremely preterm infants become catabolic rapidly after birth, with the sudden interruption of their trans-placental nutrient supply to the fetus, who becomes a baby that has tiny stores of fat or glycogen. We progressed in neonatology from starving preterm babies … Continue reading

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It’s Raining Antibiotics

Early onset sepsis is a serious condition with a substantial morbidity, and, thankfully, a relatively low mortality in recent years. Prompt recognition and early treatment are essential, but early clinical signs and risk factors tend to be non-specific. As a … Continue reading

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Do omega 3 fatty acids make preterm babies smarter?

It seems that they do, perhaps a little bit! There are now a confusing array of trials of supplementation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infants. They have compared various control diets to differing PUFA supplements. Many of them have … Continue reading

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