Ministry of Health
NZ Government

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Published:
26/09/2007
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Newborn Services at National Women's Health is active in a number of research
areas. The primary interests of staff within the NICU are around (but not
limited to) the
research topics of
- Neonatal EEG
- Perinatal asphyxia
- Neonatal nutrition
- Hyperglycaemia
- Periconceptional and pregnancy nutrition
- Neonatal haemodynamics, particularly the role of
the patent ductus arteriosus
- Neonatal ventilation
- Substance use in pregnancy
- Parental perceptions of illness severity
For staff, detailed information about
current studies is available via the intranet site:
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HINT Trial
- A
single-centre RCT evaluating management
of hyperglycaemia in very preterm
infants
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BOOST-NZ
- An
international multicentre RCT evaluating
oxygen saturation targeting from soon
after birth in infants born before 28
weeks' gestation
- Click
here to link to the
BOOSTNZ website.
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PDA studies
- A
single-centre echocardiographic and
observational study of the PDA,
evaluating the relationship between
antecedents of PDA and CLD
- A
single-centre pilot RCT (INDUCE
trial) evaluating indomethacin
treatment versus placebo in preterm
infants with an
echocardiographically significant
PDA in the first week of life
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Neonatal trainees interested in a
neonatal fellowship should visit the
Neonatal Fellow web
page.
Information about research and other
publications is available on the
publications web pages.
Last updated
September 26, 2007
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