Hyperbilirubinaemia, presenting as jaundice, is a ubiquitous and frequently benign
condition in newborn babies but is a leading cause of hospitalisation in the first week of life …

Neonatal sepsis is the third leading cause of neonatal mortality and a major public health
problem, especially in developing countries. Although recent medical advances have …

Sepsis in early infancy results in one million annual deaths worldwide, most of them in
developing countries. No efficient means of prevention is currently available. Here we report …

• Executive summary The days and weeks following childbirth–the postnatal period–is a
critical phase in the lives of mothers and newborn babies. Most maternal and infant deaths …

Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth features the first-ever estimates
of preterm birth rates by country and is authored by a broad group of 45 international multi …

Prospective analytic study was conducted in NICUs of three Egyptian Neonatal Network
(EGNN) participants in Mansoura Hospitals in Egypt over a period of 18 months from March …

As part of a supplement entitled" Born Too Soon", this paper focuses on care of the preterm
newborn. An estimated 15 million babies are born preterm, and the survival gap between …

Background Bacterial infections are a leading cause of the 2· 9 million annual neonatal
deaths. Treatment is usually based on clinical diagnosis of possible severe bacterial …

Each year 3.6 million infants are estimated to die in the first 4 weeks of life (neonatal period)—
but the majority continue to die at home, uncounted. This article reviews progress for …

Background: Hyperbilirubinemia, or jaundice, is a life threatening disorder in newborns. It is
a multifactorial disorder with many symptoms. Generally, the physiological jaundice is the …