Evaluation of gastroschisis feeding protocol: A retrospective cohort study.

Aim: The primary objective of this study is to determine the impact of a standardised feeding protocol for infants with gastroschisis on early enteral feeds, suck feeds, management of gastric residuals and breastfeeding at discharge. Secondary objectives were evaluation of growth, length of stay in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the duration of total parental nutrition (TPN), blood-culture confirmed sepsis and serum bilirubin level (SBR).

Methods: This single-centre retrospective quality improvement project included infants admitted to a quaternary care NICU for management of gastroschisis from 2010 to 2021.

Growth and risk of adverse neuro-developmental outcome in newborns with congenital heart disease: A single-centre retrospective study.

Background: Mortality in infants with CHD is decreasing and focus has shifted to improving long-term outcomes. Growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes are important long-term endpoints for both clinicians and parents.

Objective: To evaluate growth and determine the impact of growth on neurodevelopmental outcomes at one year of age in infants who had an operative or therapeutic catheter procedure for CHD in neonatal period.

Growth and risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with congenital surgical anomalies: a systematic review.

Survival of infants with congenital anomalies requiring surgical correction has increased dramatically, shifting the focus of clinical care and research toward optimising growth and neurodevelopment.To determine the impact of growth on neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants with congenital surgical anomalies. Studies that reported association of growth with developmental outcomes in infants with congenital anomalies who had surgery, were eligible for inclusion.

Growth and risk of adverse neuro-developmental outcome in infants with congenital heart disease: A systematic review.

Aim: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects affecting around 1:100 infants. In this systematic review, we aimed to determine impact of growth on neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants with CHD.

Methods: Studies that reported association of growth with developmental outcomes in infants with CHD who had surgery, were included.

The Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Developmental Round in a Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Background: Developmentally supportive environments are known to improve medical outcomes for hospitalized neonates and are considered the overarching philosophy for practice in the neonatal setting. Developmental rounds are a strategy incorporated by multidisciplinary teams to support development within and beyond the neonatal unit. Typically, they consist of bedside consultations and individualized developmentally supportive recommendations for families and clinicians.