Comparison of noninvasive techniques to measure blood pressure in newborns.

Objective: To compare blood pressure measurements in newborn infants using the flush method, pulse oximetry and oscillometry according to Doppler findings.

Methods: Noninvasive blood pressure measurements were made using three techniques (flush method, pulse oximetry and oscillometry) in three groups of newborns: 15 normal term infants, 16 stable preterm infants, and 14 critically ill infants. All measurements were video recorded, edited separately, coded and analyzed independently by three neonatologists.

[Breastfeeding and early childhood caries: a critical review].

Objective: To find scientific evidence that can prove or refute the assumption that nocturnal and on demand breastfeeding are associated with caries in infants and preschool children.

Sources Of Data: MEDLINE, Lilacs, and SciELO articles were searched, as well as important internet sites, technical books and consensus publications of national and international organisms. The following keywords were used: "early childhood caries", "dental caries", "dental decay" and "breastfeeding".