Neonatal outcomes of antenatal corticosteroids in preterm multiple pregnancies compared to singletons.

Background: Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) during preterm labour reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity. Evidence on preterm multiple pregnancies is limited and contradictory.

Objective: Compare the effect of ACS on very low birth weight infant's (VLBW) mortality and morbidity among singleton and multiple pregnancies.

[Incidence of group B streptococcal early-onset sepsis in infants born at Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell between 2007-2015].

Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease remains the leading cause of early-onset sepsis (EOS) in developed countries despite effective prophylaxis strategies.

Aims: To describe the incidence, clinical features and mortality of GBS EOS in infants born at Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell (CHPR) and analyse failure of adherence to prevention strategies.

Methods: Retrospective review of EOS cases between 2007 and 2015 collected from the bacteriology laboratory database.

Outcomes of preterm infants treated with hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Background: Therapeutic hypothermia reduces the risk of death, or moderate to severe neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in term infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Reports of its safety and efficacy in preterm infants are scarce.

Objective: Report short and long-term outcomes of preterm infants with HIE who received therapeutic hypothermia.