Effects of the etonogestrel-releasing implant Implanon and a nonmedicated intrauterine device on the growth of breast-fed infants.

The study objectives were to compare the effects of an etonogestrel-releasing implant (Implanon) and a nonmedicated intrauterine device (IUD) on parameters of lactation in breast-feeding women and on the growth of their breast-fed infants over a 3-year period. Healthy lactating women (28-56 days postpartum) chose either the implant (n=42) or the IUD (n=38). Infant growth during a 3-year follow-up period is reported here.

Perinatal effects of amphetamine and heroin use during pregnancy on the mother and infant.

Objectives: To determine the perinatal impacts of heroin and amphetamine on both mothers and infants.

Material And Method: This is a retrospective study on the influence of amphetamine and heroin on pregnant women and their newborn infants at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, between January 1997 and December 2002. The medical and demographic data of both mothers and infants were evaluated.

Antibody response to hepatitis B immunization in infants born to HIV-infected mothers.

Objectives: To determine the antibody response of hepatitis B immunization begun at birth in HIV-1 exposed infants.

Design: Prospective, clinical trial. SITE: King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

Clear topical ointment decreases transepidermal water loss in jaundiced preterm infants receiving phototherapy.

The evaporation rate (ER) from the skin was measured in 40 jaundiced preterm infants born at less than or equal to 34 weeks of gestation. The baseline measurements were executed in both the right and left side in 3 positions: upper arm, back and lower leg. The patients were randomly recruited to a treatment or a control group.