Publications by authors named "Leanne de Vetten"
Background: Perinatal anemia may cause perinatal asphyxia. Its pathophysiology and neurodevelopmental effects are theoretically different from other causes of perinatal asphyxia.
Objective: The study aimed to determine whether perinatal anemia results in different short-term and long-term outcomes than other causes of perinatal asphyxia treated with therapeutic hypothermia.
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- The study examined the effects of high doses of prednisolone (≥10 mg/day) taken by pregnant mothers on their newborns, focusing on adrenal suppression over a period from 2006 to 2014.
- Out of 16 newborns evaluated, five experienced hypoglycemia, but overall, there was no significant evidence of prolonged adrenal suppression related to maternal prednisolone use.
- The findings suggest that high-dose prednisolone taken for an extended period during pregnancy does not notably affect the newborn's hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, despite some previous concerns regarding fetal steroid levels.
We report a 29 week-gestation preterm infant who presented during his second week of life with cardiogenic shock. Clinical presentation and first diagnostics suggested myocardial infarction, but echocardiographic features during follow-up pointed to a diagnosis of enteroviral myocarditis. The child died of chronic heart failure at 9 months of age.
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