Conservative management and minimal intervention in patients with natal and neonatal teeth: Report of four cases by Carolina Pardo Hernández, Claudia Isabel Guerrero Torres, Laila Yaned González Bejarano

“…Considering that the prevalence has increased progressively in recent years, neonatologists and pediatric dentists must make an early diagnosis and offer adequate treatment, providing general and oral wellness for each patient. …”
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Physician job satisfaction as a public health issue by Kravitz Richard L

“…This Commentary reviews the findings of a survey of Israeli neonatologists by Moshe et al. Survey respondents were satisfied with their careers but not with salary, patient care demands, and leisure time, a pattern that has been seen in other countries, particularly within “small, acute care specialties” (SACS). …”
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THE BASIC POINTS OF SAFE MANAGEMENT OF PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY IN PATIENTS WITH MARFAN SYNDROME by L. S. Radetskaya, A. D. Makatsariya, V. O. Bitsadze, N. M. Khamani, D. V. Mitryuk, N. A. Makatsariya

“…Women must be followed and managed in a high risk pregnancy unit by a team from obstetricians, cardiologists, anesthetists, pediatricians, neonatologists  and cardiac surgeons who are skilled in high risk pregnancies. …”
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Neonatal Graves' Disease with Maternal Hypothyroidism by Gangaram Akangire, Alain Cuna, Charisse Lachica, Ryan Fischer, Sripriya Raman, Venkatesh Sampath

“…This case provides several clinical vignettes as it is a rare, severe, presentation of an uncommon neonatal disease, signs, symptoms, and clinical history presented a diagnostic challenge for neonatologists and endocrinologists, normal newborn screen was misleading, and yet timely treatment led to a full recovery.…”
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Coexistence of Thumb Aplasia and Cleft Lip and Alveolus with Aortopulmonary Window—A Tip for Prenatal Diagnostics for Rare Heart Anomalies by Anna Kasielska-Trojan, Barbara Święchowicz, Bogusław Antoszewski

“…Multiple congenital anomaly syndromes pose a challenge to neonatologists, as many anomalies may indicate cryptogenic malformations or disorders. …”
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CLINICAL VALUE, APPROACHES TO DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY OF ACTIVE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS by V. I. Shakhgildyan

“…According to the data provided by the Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights of Russia in the State Report “On Sanitary Epidemiological Situation in the Russian Federation in 2010” the incidence rate in 2010  has grown as compared to 2009  by 29  infectious and 7 parasitary diseases, in particular, this concerns cytomegaloviral infection – by 30.5% (only trichinellosis achieved the greater value (36.6%) and measles received a similar value – 29%).The article is orientated at a wide range of specialists engaged in pregnancy and infancy problems: obstetrician-gynecologists, neonatologists, pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, clinical laboratory diagnostics doctors.The urgency of the subject is related to lack of uniform approaches by specialists of different profiles to diagnostics and therapy of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women and newborns.…”
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Pharmacotherapy in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: What Is the Evidence? by Rishika P. Sakaria, Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy, Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy

“…This review summarizes the available literature regarding these medications and aims to provide neonatologists and neonatal providers with evidence-based recommendations.…”
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Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography: Classification and Possibilities of Use in Practice by Zimova Z., Matasova K., Zibolen M.

“…Although aEEG cannot replace conventional EEG (cEEG) for background monitoring and detection of seizures, it remains a useful apparatus that complements conventional EEG, is being widely adopted by neonatologists, and should be supported by neonatal neurologists. …”
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Ethical issues in neonatal intensive care by Marcello M. Orzalesi, Marina Cuttini

“…This article examines and discusses the ethical principles underlying such difficult decisions, the most frequent situations in which these decisions may be considered, the role of parents in the decisional process, and the opinions and behaviours of neonatologists of several European neonatal intensive units as reported by the EURONIC study.…”
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Necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants: Diagnosis and treatment by Yu. I. Kucherov, Yu. V. Zhirkova, T. N. Shishkina, I. A. Mikhalev, A. V. Arsa, L. I. Chebotaeva

“…To study actively the most important diagnostic factors in the early stages of the disease is one of the first tasks of neonatologists. X-ray examination is the most reliable diagnostic method when the clinical manifestations necrotizing enterocolitis appear. …”
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First reported case of Pentalogy of Cantrell variant with good outcome in a 32 week gestational age monozygotic twin with twin-twin transfusion syndrome by Preethi Srinivasakumar, Ganapathy Rama, Nathan Jesse, Rogers G. Howell, Joseph Lawrence Brady, Jr., Tania Tejera Morales, Hima Maramreddy, Jenna Hogan, Graham H. Cosper, Thomas Schmelzer, Daniel A. Bambini, Andrew Schulman, Jay Kothadia

“…Pentalogy of Cantrell poses a unique challenge for both neonatologists and surgeons, as it has a high mortality and morbidity rate. …”
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Clinical case of Bloch — Sulzberger syndrome by Nadezhda V. Krasnova, Tatyana A. Chernova, Irina V. Alekseeva, Geliya G. Gimalieva, Tatiana Misyakova, Larisa G. Sinitsyna

“…Conclusion.Newborns with vesicle-bullous rashes entering the neonatal pathology department and observed by neonatologists require a thorough examination, a mandatory consultation of a dermatologist inorder to determine further management tactics.…”
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Decision-making at the limit of viability: differing perceptions and opinions between neonatal physicians and nurses by Hans Ulrich Bucher, Sabine D. Klein, Manya J. Hendriks, Ruth Baumann-Hölzle, Thomas M. Berger, Jürg C. Streuli, Jean-Claude Fauchère, on behalf of the Swiss Neonatal End-of-Life Study Group

“…Differences between neonatologists and NICU nurses and between language regions were explored. …”
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Retinopathy of Prematurity—A Brief Review by Saba Al Rashaed

“…Prevention of ROP by following efficient protocols of supplemental oxygen, prevention of sepsis, timely screening, and laser treatment requiring coordinated teamwork between neonatologists and trained ophthalmologists are mandatory to prevent ROP.…”
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Staphylococcal Infections and Neonatal Skin: Data from Literature and Suggestions for the Clinical Management from Four Challenging Patients by Domenico Umberto De Rose, Flaminia Pugnaloni, Ludovica Martini, Iliana Bersani, Maria Paola Ronchetti, Andrea Diociaiuti, May El Hachem, Andrea Dotta, Cinzia Auriti

“…Staphylococcal infections in neonates might be associated with skin blistering since early antibiotic therapy has been shown to limit infection spread and positively influence outcomes; therefore, neonatologists should be aware of these conditions. This review examines the recent literature on the management of Staphylococcal infections that involve neonatal skin, discussing the most appropriate clinical approach to four cases of neonatal blistering diseases with Staphylococcal infections: a case of Staphylococcal bullous impetigo, a case of Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS), a case of epidermolysis bullosa with overlapping Staphylococcal infection, and a case of burns with overlapping Staphylococcal infection. …”
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Medicine and the Law by C J M Stewart, S Peer, A Numanoglu, K Fieggen, D van Dyk, K Bester

“…A multidisciplinary team including obstetricians, geneticists, paediatric surgeons, neonatologists and anaesthetists was constituted to plan an ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure. …”
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California and Oregon NICU Wildfire Disaster Preparedness Tools by Amy L. Ma, Mackenzie E. D. Loughland, Wannasiri Lapcharoensap, Dmitry Dukhovny, Henry C. Lee

“…We also interviewed two neonatologists about their wildfire disaster experience evacuating their NICU or preparing to evacuate. …”
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Neonatal encephalitis due to Chikungunya vertical transmission: First report in Brazil by Antonio Carlos Bandeira, MD MPH, Gubio Soares Campos, Ph.D., Silvia Ines Sardi, Ph.D., Veronica França Diniz Rocha, MD, Guilherme Cesar Mendes Rocha, MD

“…In countries experiencing outbreaks of CHIKV infections, clinicians and neonatologists must be familiar with the possibility of the occurrence of neurologic complications and its possible consequences.…”
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Good handling practice of parenterally administered medicines in neonatal intensive care units – position paper of an interdisciplinary working group by Krämer, Irene, Goelz, Rangmar, Gille, Christian, Härtel, Christoph, Müller, Rachel, Orlikowsky, Thorsten, Piening, Brar, Schubert, Sebastian, Simon, Arne, Wolf, Katharina, Rösner, Bianka, Exner, Martin

“…This position paper, developed by an interdisciplinary expert group of neonatologists, paediatric infectious disease physicians, clinical pharmacists and specialists for the prevention and control of nosocomial infections, describes the “Good handling practice of medicines parenterally administered to patients on NICUs”. …”
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Recent advances in obstetric anaesthesia and critical care by Madhuri S Kurdi, Vennila Rajagopal, S D L Kalyani Sangineni, Murugan Thalaiappan, Anju Grewal, Sunanda Gupta

“…Critical care for obstetrics is an emerging field that requires a multidisciplinary approach with obstetricians, maternal-foetal medicine experts, intensivists, neonatologists, and anaesthesiologists working together with enhanced preparedness and uniform protocols. …”
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