Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)
A BRUE is an event occurring in an infant younger than 1 year when the observer reports a sudden, brief, and now-resolved episode of 1 or more of the following: (1) cyanosis or pallor; (2) absent, decreased, or irregular breathing; (3) marked change in tone (hyper- or hypotonia); or an (4) altered level of responsiveness.
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Brings NICU care to New Level
In the newly expanded NICU at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), advanced monitoring of newborn brain activity and oxygen saturation in the brain tissue provides optimal care and protection.
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Application of aEEG Monitors
This video and article, demonstrates the application of aEEG monitoring systems and presents a nice overview of correct electrode application technique.
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aEEG Predicts Long-Term Outcomes in Newborns With Severe Hyperbilirubinemia
aEEG is widely used in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and other scenarios for monitoring seizures and predicting brain injury and neurological outcome in preterm infants.
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aEEG in Hypophosphatasia
Findings of amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram recordings and serum vitamin B6 metabolites in perinatal lethal hypophosphatasia during enzyme replacement therapy
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e-Seminar – How to support parents in the NICU? – A parent perspective
Join us for a eSeminar with Silke Mader, Chairwoman of the Executive Board and co-founder of the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI).
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e-Seminar – Enhancing Family Experience during Phototherapy Treatment
This Education Seminar will focus on examining different methods of phototherapy delivery, and enhancing the experience of both the infant and the family during this essential treatment, ending with an open Q&A session between speakers and participants on the topic.
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WORLD HEARING DAY 2019
World Hearing Day 2019: Check your hearing! On World Hearing Day 2019, WHO will draw attention to the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss.
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Nearly 30 million sick and premature newborns in dire need of treatment every year
The report, Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every small and sick newborn, finds that among the newborn babies most at risk of death and disability are those with complications from prematurity, brain injury during childbirth, severe bacterial infection or jaundice, and those with congenital conditions. Additionally, the financial and psychological toll on their families can have detrimental effects on their cognitive, linguistic and emotional development.
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Introduction to Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Your role as a newborn hearing screener is vital to the hearing and speech development of your newborns. You are responsible for performing newborn hearing screening on all infants prior to discharge and are the front line of communication with new parents. Newborn hearing screening, although easy to learn, requires specific steps and training to ensure quality screening.
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