Neonatal-Perinatal MedicineArchives
Impact of missing electronic fetal monitoring signals on perinatal asphyxia: a multicohort analysis
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 6 min.
Perinatal asphyxia, a serious neonatal outcome, is caused by impaired maternal-fetal gas exchange. It leads to hypoxia, organ damage, and occasionally death, with up to 40% occurring during labor1. It is a leading cause of term newborn morbidity and mortality, responsible for 25% of neonatal deaths,...
The impact of various types of α-thalassemia on perinatal complications and pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 5 min.
Thalassemia is the most common clinically inherited monogenic hemolytic anemia caused by a gene mutation or deletion, and it results in the reduced or complete loss of synthesis of the globin chains of hemoglobin. This disorder exhibits an autosomal recessive or incompletely dominant inheritance pattern...
Assessing neonatal brain glymphatic system development using diffusion tensor imaging along the perivascular space and choroid plexus volume
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 4 min.
Neonatal brain development represents a critical period characterized by profound structural and functional maturation. During this phase, the brain undergoes near-completion of neuronal migration, rapid synaptogenesis, and accelerated axonal myelination at the microscopic level [1, 2–3]. Macroscopically,...
Incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes in highly vulnerable pregnant women – the Mothers of Rotterdam study
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 5 min.
Despite growing advances in health care over the past few decades, health inequalities still remain present worldwide and pose a complex challenge in the field of public health. There is a growing body of literature linking a low socioeconomic status (SES) and accompanying disadvantaged circumstances...
Clinical characteristics, and outcomes of severe neonatal thrombocytopenia: a retrospective cohort study in China
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 5 min.
Thrombocytopenia, defined as a platelet count < 150 × 10/µL, occurs in 20 to 35% of patients admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) [1]. A small minority (2.1–10%) developed severe neonatal thrombocytopenia (platelet count ≤ 50 × 10/µL),...
