Breastmilk use in preterm infants <29 weeks' gestational age in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

Aims: To describe the prevalence of use of breastmilk and explore demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes associated with breastmilk provision in infants born <29 weeks' gestational age in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

Methods: This is a secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial, which enrolled 1273 infants in 13 neonatal units across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore from 2012 to 2015. Infants were classified as formula-fed, donor milk-fed or mother's milk-fed at their first enteral feed and separately, at hospital discharge.

Maternal modifiable factors and risk of congenital heart defects: systematic review and causality assessment.

Objective: Primary prevention strategies are critical to reduce the global burden of congenital heart defects (CHDs); this requires robust knowledge of causal agents. We aimed to review associations between CHDs and maternal advanced age, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, smoking and alcohol consumption and assess the causal nature of the associations.

Design: Systematic review of reviews with application of a Bradford Hill criteria score-based causal assessment system.

Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries.

Background: Dental caries, a common chronic disease of childhood, is associated with adverse health and economic consequences for infants and their families. Socioeconomically disadvantaged children have a higher risk of early childhood caries (ECC). This review updates one published in 2019.

Reducing intravenous antibiotics in neonates born ≥35 weeks' gestation: A quality improvement study.

Aim: To assess the impact of the Early Onset Sepsis (EOS) calculator, implemented as a quality improvement study, to reduce the rate of unnecessary antibiotics in neonates born ≥35 weeks' gestation.

Methods: An audit of routinely collected hospital data from January 2008 to March 2014 (retrospective) and from January 2018 to September 2019 (prospective) determined baseline incidence of EOS intravenous antibiotic use in neonates born ≥35 weeks' gestation in a tertiary level perinatal centre. Plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles were applied to implement the EOS calculator.

Effect of Neonatal Unit Interventions Designed to Increase Breastfeeding in Preterm Infants: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.

Introduction: This overview aims to systematically review evidence regarding effects of interventions undertaken in neonatal units to increase breastfeeding in preterm infants.

Methods: We followed Cochrane methodology. Systematic reviews published to October 31, 2022, reporting meta-analysis of effects from original studies on breastfeeding rates in preterm infants of neonatal unit interventions designed to increase breastfeeding were included.