Monthly Archives: April 2020

Perinatal management of extreme preterm birth before 27 weeks of gestation: a framework for practice

A framework for the care and management babies born before 27 completed weeks of gestation, and evolving national and international changes in the approach to their care. Full text available in ACD Fetal & Neonatal edition May 2020, Vol. 105 … Continue reading

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Recommendations in the face of uncertainty: should extremely preterm infants receive chest compressions and/or epinephrine in the delivery room?

A discussion on he 2009 British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) framework recommendation against advanced resuscitation measures (delivery room cardiopulmonary resuscitation, DR-CPR) in extremely preterm infants> For and against. Abstract available in ADC Fetal & Neonatal edition, May 2020, Vol. … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding duration and infant sleep location in a cohort of volunteer breastfeeding counselors

The first aim of this study was to investigate infant sleeping location in a dataset of mothers with strong breastfeeding outcomes. The second aim was to investigate the association between infant sleeping location and breastfeeding (exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months … Continue reading

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International perspectives concerning donor milk banking during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic

This article looks at the risks of Covid19 transmission through human milk. Abstract available in Journal of Human Lactation, April 15 2020(subscription and log in required to see the full article)

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COVID19 and breastfeeding: not that simple

Letter to the editor regarding the paucity of information regarding pregnancy and breastfeeding and covid19. Abstract available in Journal of Human Lactation, April 15 2020.(subscription and log in required to see the full article)

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