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Screening for retinopathy of prematurity to prevent blindness (RETCAM)

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease that can occur in premature babies. It causes abnormal blood vessels to grow in the retina, and can lead to blindness. We have implemented a safe efficient nurse-led model of care in WA to prevent

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Long-term developmental follow-up of very preterm infants to school age and to young adulthood, and developmental follow up of surgical infants to two years of age

Tobias Strunk MD, PhD, FRACP Head, Neonatal Health tobias.strunk@thekids.org.au Head, Neonatal Health Clinical Professor Tobias Strunk is a Consultant Neonatologist with a clinical research focus on infection and inflammation in newborn infants.

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Improving developmental outcomes after hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in late-preterm and term infants with erythropoietin (PAEAN trial, NHMRC-funded, coordinated by Sydney University)

Lack of oxygen to the brain around the time of birth is a major cause of disability in term infants. Initial research has demonstrated that cooling infants for three days improves outcomes. Erythropoietin is a hormone secreted by the kidney in the

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Breastfeeding, lactation and human milk processing

Tobias Strunk MD, PhD, FRACP Head, Neonatal Health tobias.strunk@thekids.org.au Head, Neonatal Health Clinical Professor Tobias Strunk is a Consultant Neonatologist with a clinical research focus on infection and inflammation in newborn infants.

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Parenteral nutrition (PN) for preterm and term infants

When to start and how much parenteral (intravenous nutrition) is best for the health, growth and development of very preterm, late preterm and sick term infants is being determined. These infants are unable to feed orally due to severe illness or