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• Paediatrics

• Clinical Trials
• Neonatology

Clinical studies of the care of newborn infants in the delivery room (DR) and in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) e.g.
- Observational studies (video recording) of DR care (J Pediatr 2013; 163: 1553-7)
- Randomised controlled trials (RCT) of interfaces for respiratory support for preterm infants in the DR (Pediatrics 2013; 132: e389-95) and the NICU (Pediatrics 2012; 130: e1170-6)
- RCT of positioning preterm infants at birth (Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2016; 101: F397-F400)
- RCT of strategies for thermoregulation for preterm newborns (Pediatrics 2013; 132: e135-e141)
- RCT of estimation of umbilical catheter insertion depth (Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2016; 101: F10-F15()
- RCT of positioning for umbilical catheter insertion (Acta Paediatrica 2016 ; 105: e443-e447)
- RCT of estimation of endotracheal tube depth insertion (Neonatology 2015;107:167-172)
- RCT of needle aspiration or chest drain insertion for pneumothorax

We are performing an RCT which asks the question whether:
(P) Among infants born before 29 weeks of gestation,
(I) does the administration of surfactant into the pharynx by mouth at birth
(C) compared to no intervention
(O) reduce the rate of mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure
(T) in the first 120 hours of life?