Ficial et al 1 describe a modification of the technique for measurement of superior vena cava (SVC) flow in preterm infants originally described by Martin Kluckow and myself.2 Why might one want to ...

In general, all protocols suggest that the assessment of fetal vitality must be performed in a multimodally, associating biophysical parameters (such as cardiotocography and fetal biophysical profile) ...

Diabetes during pregnancy—whether pre-existing or gestational—may lead to increased fat accumulation around the fetal heart, according to a new meta-analysis published in Biomolecules and ...

Objective Failure of closure of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may be associated with harm. Early cardiac ultrasound-targeted treatment of a large PDA may result in a reduction in adverse outcomes ...

Additional measures used to reduce fetal risks include avoiding hypothermia, 179 minimizing intraoperative blood loss, using normothermic CPB, minimizing CPB times, maintaining a high CPB flow rate ...

Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. A method was developed for recording isometric tension from isolated small arteries (mean internal diameter, 169 microns) and veins ...

The anti-abortion movement is rallying around new laws that establish fetal 'personhood.' Doctors are scrambling to adjust, but even conservatives don't always agree on how they should be applied.

The switch from fetal γ-globin to adult β-globin is controlled by BCL11A. Genetic manipulation of BCL11A improves disease outcomes by turning γ-globin expression back on to compensate for ...