Do preterm infants with Bronchopulmonary dysplasia have a unique postnatal weight gain pattern?

Objectives: To investigate the weight gain pattern of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) during the hospital stay using weekly weight assessment methods.

Methods: This single-center, retrospective, cohort study was carried out in Zekai Tahir Burak Maternal Health Education and Research Hospital between 2014 and 2018. One hundred fifty-one preterm infants <32 weeks of gestation and <1500 g of birth weight with BPD were compared to 251 babies without BPD in terms of weekly weight gain, standard deviation score (SDS), and fall in weight SDS till discharge.

New parameters on prediction of severity of transient tachypnea of the newborn.

Background: Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a common clinical problem that often occurs in the first hours of life. Although it is considered to be a benign clinical course, some cases may have severe symptoms and require ventilation support. In this study, we aimed to determine the association between the mean platelet volume (MPV), nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs), right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), and the severity of TTN.

Evaluation of Breast Milk Macronutrient Content in Preeclamptic Mothers.

Preeclampsia remains among the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the macronutrient content of colostrum in mothers with preeclampsia. Women who delivered by cesarean section at ≤37 weeks of gestation were included in the study.

Macronutrient Composition of Colostrum in Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Infants fed breast milk are known to have lower rates of childhood obesity. However, there is evidence suggesting an increased risk of obesity in infants who receive milk from a diabetic mother. The aim of this study was to investigate the calorie and macronutrient content of colostrum in mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Nucleated red blood cell levels in the diagnosis of patients with indirect hyperbilirubinemia.

Background: Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) are progenitores of red blood cells that are physiologically seen in the peripheral blood of the fetus and newborn at birth. The increased numbers of NRBCs in the circulation is associated with pathologic conditions such as prematurity, hemolytic diseases and bleeding, intrauterine growth restriction. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between NRBCs and the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients with indirect hyperbilirubinemia who were followed up in the neonatal intensive care unit.

A promising, novel index in the diagnosis and follow-up of patent ductus arteriosus: Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio.

Background: The role of red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) has not previously been mentioned in reports on patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Our objective was to evaluate whether RPR would have a role in the diagnosis and/or prediction of pharmacological closure of PDA.

Methods: Preterm infants' gestational age ≤30 weeks and ≤1500 g who were given first ibuprofen treatment in the first week of life for hemodynamically significant PDA (hsPDA) were included in the study.

Does Circadian Variation of Mothers Affect Macronutrients of Breast Milk?

 To determine the within-day variation of fat, protein, and carbohydrate content of breast milk.  The study was conducted at Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital between April 2013 and January 2014. We obtained milk samples from lactating mothers of hospitalized infants through hand expression after breast-feeding or pumping three times a day.

Successful management of twin anemia/polycythemia sequence by syngeneic partial exchange transfusion.

Twin anemia/polycythemia sequence (TAPS) is characterized by large intertwin hemoglobin (Hb) differences without signs of twin oligopolyhydramnios. The spontaneous form complicates approximately 3-5% of monochorionic twin pregnancies. TAPS placentas are characterized by the presence of only very few and small unidirectional arteriovenous anastomoses, which allow a slow transfusion of blood from the donor to the recipient, gradually leading to highly discordant Hb levels.