The Iowa Perinatal Letter, October-November-December 2007, Vol. 28, no. 4

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, January-February-March 2008, Vol. 29, no. 1

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, April-May-June 2008, Vol. 29, no. 2

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, July-August-September 2008, Vol. 29, no. 3

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, October-November-December 2008, Vol. 29, no. 4

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, January-February-March 2009, Vol. 30, no. 1

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, April-May-June 2009, Vol. 30, no. 2

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, July-August-September 2009, Vol. 30, no. 3

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, October-November-December 2009, Vol. 30, no. 4

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, January-February-March 2010, Vol. 31, no. 1

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, April-May-June 2010, Vol. 31, no. 2

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

Circadian and circaseptan patterns of natality and perinatal mortality of infants with different birth weights

OBJECTIVE. Data on human natality, stillbirth and perinatal mortality from Switzerland (1979-1987), available in four birthweight categories, are reexamined to assess any about-weekly (circaseptan) and changes in about-daily (circadian) patterns in central Europe over a century and a halfDESIGN. Retrospective analyses on archived data.SETTING. Federal Office of Statistics for Switzerland.RESULTS. In addition to prominent circadians, weekly patterns are also documented.CONCLUSION. Exogenous variations, prominent in early extrauterine life, such as changes of scheduling in obstetrics, may contribute to circadian and cireaseptan natality patterns. Information on these patterns serves in the optimization of neonatal care. Partly endogenous, partly physical environmental aspects, at least of about-weekly patterns, remain to be elucidated in series consisting exclusively of spontaneous parturitions.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, July, August, September 2010, Vol. 31, no. 3

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, October, November, December 2010, Vol. 31, no. 4

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

Pédiatrie [Perinatal asphyxia and neonatal hydronephrosis]

Perinatal asphyxia. Perinatal asphyxia remains one of the most important causes for high mortality and morbidity in the neonatal population. Despite intensive animal and clinical research in this field, no pharmocological strategy has been shown neuroprotective in humans. Moderate hypothermia for severely and moderately asphyctic babies has been aknowledged since a few years as therapeutical approach to improve the outcome of these infants, specifically the long-term follow up (18 months). Neonatal hydronephrosis. Neonatal hydronephrosis is a pathology that requires regular and efficient follow up by a multidisciplinary team. One of the causes of neonatal hydronephrosis is obstructive pathologies which may endanger the kidney. We have developed a strategy that allows a rapid diagnosis of obstructive pathologies with minimal radiological exams. Moreover, this strategy assures the coordination between obstetricians, neonatologists, pediatric urologists, and pediatric nephrologists.