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Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital -based specialty and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The principal patients of neonatologists are newborn infants who are ill or require special medical care ...
Rich Krueger. Richard Charles Krueger, Jr. (born January 27, 1960) [1] is an American rock singer-songwriter and neonatologist, as of 2017-2022 based in the Chicago, Illinois, area. [2]
Low birth weight may be a result of preterm birth.. Low birth weight (LBW) is defined by the World Health Organization as a birth weight of an infant of 2,499 g (5 lb 8.1 oz) or less, regardless of gestational age. [1]
Joan Hodgman (7 September 1923 – 10 August 2008) (first name pronounced jo-ANN) was a pioneer of neonatology. Her leadership and influence helped develop neonatology as a specialty. She practiced at LAC+USC Medical Center for more than 60 years, [ 4] holding various positions, including Director of the Divisions of Neonatology.
76838237. Links. Journal homepage. Neonatology (formerly Biology of the Neonate) is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering the fields of fetal and neonatal research and is published by Karger Publishers. It was established in 1959 as Biologia Neonatorum and renamed to Biology of the Neonate in 1970, obtaining its current name in 2006. [1]
Klaus was born on June 6, 1927, in Lakewood, Ohio, to Dr. Max Henry Klaus and Caroline Epstein. As a child, his parents passed away and Klaus and his brother went to live with their uncle, a physician. [ 1 ] He graduated from Case Western Reserve University Medical School specializing in pediatric pulmonology and neonatal development.
Victoria Nakibuuka is a Ugandan neonatologist and a paediatrician who works at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. She is head of department of neonates at Nsambya Hospital. [1] She is also member of the national newborn steering committee and national maternal and perinatal review committee. She pioneered perinatal death audits at Nsambya ...
The Apgar score is a quick way for health professionals to evaluate the health of all newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth and in response to resuscitation. [1] It was originally developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist at Columbia University, Virginia Apgar, to address the need for a standardized way to evaluate infants shortly after birth.