Umbilical cord blood culture for early onset sepsis in preterm infants.

Background: Umbilical cord blood culture (UCBC) may have a diagnostic utility for early onset sepsis (EOS) detection in preterm infants. It may prevent sampling the newborn and collect a higher volume of blood for pathogenic identification.

Methods: Retrospective analysis at a tertiary care center in Canada of preterm infants ≤ 34 0/7 weeks' gestation with UCBC taken at birth.

Supine versus Prone Position during Delayed Cord Clamping in Infants ≥36 Weeks: A Randomized Trial.

Objective: There is no recommendation in the literature on optimal positioning of the newborn immediately at birth during delayed cord clamping. To evaluate if prone positioning on the mother's chest at birth during delayed cord clamping leads to a higher hematocrit at 30 hours of life compared to supine positioning.

Study Design: A randomized unblinded trial comparing prone and supine position of the newborn before umbilical cord clamping.

Effect of an audience on trainee stress and performance during simulated neonatal intubation: a randomized crossover trial.

Background: Neonatal intubation is a stressful procedure taught to trainees. This procedure can attract additional observers. The impact of observers on neonatal intubation performance by trainees has not been studied.

24/7 in house attending staff coverage improves neonatal short-term outcomes: A retrospective study.

Objectives: to compare short-term outcomes of newborns over 36 weeks with Apgar scores≤3 at 1min, following the adoption of a 24/7 in house coverage schedule STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review comparing two 12-month epochs. Epoch 1: coverage provided by residents with availability on call at home of attending staff. Epoch 2: On site coverage by attending staff.

Temperature Probe Placement during Preterm Infant Resuscitation: A Randomised Trial.

Background: Hypothermia on admission to intensive care is associated with poor outcomes in preterm infants. The neonatal resuscitation program recommends the use of servo-control thermoregulation during resuscitation. Very little evidence exists to guide optimal temperature probe placement in the delivery room.

Episodes of apnea, desaturation and bradycardia and the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: a case-control study.

Objective: To investigate for any association between episodes of apnea, desaturation and bradycardia and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

Methods: Case-control study in infants of gestational age < 30 weeks. For each NEC case we selected two controls.