Congenital anomalies contribute a significant proportion of infant morbidity and mortality, as
well as fetal mortality. They are generally grouped into three major categories: structural/…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE : Published data on short-term outcomes of very low birth
weight infants from Saudi Arabia are limited. In the present study, our objective was to …

Ann Saudi Med 2008; 28 (1): 1-3 tively to the survival of extremely premature infants. In Saudi
Arabia and at the national level, we do not have written guidelines on the definition of the …

Background Decision Aids (DA) are well established in various fields of medicine. It can
improve the quality of decision-making and reduce decisional conflict. In neonatal care, and due …

Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
neonates. Despite intensive research, the etiology and pathophysiology of NEC is still …

Caffeine has been used frequently in the treatment and prevention of apnea of prematurity.
The metabolism of caffeine depends on the activities of the hepatic enzymes that vary from …

Rates of population growth, total fertility and birth among the Saudi population are increasing,
resulting in more than half a million newborns delivered every year. Despite this significant …

The terms palliative care, supportive care, and comfort care are used to describe individualized
care that can provide a dying person the best quality of life until the end. The term “end-of…

Liposomal amphotericin B (L-Amp B), a novel formulation of amphotericin B, is effective for
the treatment of invasive fungal infections in children and adults and is associated with less …

Objective Single intrauterine fetal death (sIUFD) occurs in approximately 6% of twin pregnancies.
If it occurs in the second and third trimesters, it places the co-twin at substantial risk, …