by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | BLOG
For the past 19 years I have been lecturing to the 4th Year Medical Students regarding the care of the most vulnerable of all patients….the preterm baby. What do you need to let a Dream come TRUE???…..A dreamer. One amazing young student, Johane Potgieter who...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
NNASA together with SOMSA, NEA as well as Consultants from paediatrics and dermatology at UCT formed the working groups that drafted the 1st South African Neonatal Skin Care Guideline. The aim of this skin care guideline is to provide evidence based, contextualized...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Research Round up. Dr Vicky Culling presented at the Gold Neonatal 2019 On-line Conference on providing care and support when a baby dies in the NICU. Her core message related to the fact that grief is about love and love never ends. Therefore, there is no time...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Guidelines
Over the last few years in SA, the dramatic rise in neonatal litigation has highlighted the need for improved clinical record keeping. While it is critical that there is accountability within the health system when errors do occur, in many cases the health care...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Reducing neonatal mortality is an essential part of the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), to end preventable child deaths. Between 1990 and 2017, the global NMR decreased by 51% from 36·6 deaths per 1000 livebirths in 1990, to 18·0 deaths per 1000...
