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Low birth weight is a big problem among Filipino infants. They may be "Pound
wanting" but should they be found wanting in everything else?
In this issue, the ways by which low birth weight
can be prevented from being a handicap for the rest of the baby's life.
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Birthing Pains
Dr. Sheila Alcantara writes about the incidence, the extent, and possible
problems of low-birth-weight babies. [More]
Mother Alarm
What health problems in a pregnant woman may lead to the endangerment of her
kid--if not her self? Miles Dumalagan gives a run down of danger signs. [More]
Caring like a Marsupial
An Australian animal's way of caring adopted by Columbian doctors, now finding
its way to the Philippines and the rest of the world. By Paul de Guzman. [More]
Beyond Bulking Up
Michelle Ciriacruz discusses feeding issues in premature and
low-birth-weight infants, and sees the need for compensating for intrauterine
malnutrition experienced by the infant. [More]
The NICU as Miracle Site
When they were born, "health" was hardly the word to describe them. But,
Deedee Sta. Cruz-Espina writes, with the appropriate care, they grew up to
embody "healthy" in every sense of the word. [More]
"It's a Girl! Wait, It's a Boy!
Wait..."
Lucio
Victor Jr. explains how genital ambiguity may just be a part of a more
complex congenital abnormality. [More]
After Birth
Doctors
continue to talk about the importance of newborn screening, but do we have the
resources--and the support--to sustain it? By Lucio Victor Jr. [More]
Recovering from Ischemic Stroke
A
recently published metaanalysis of stroke trials shows citicoline to be the
"only putative neuroprotectant that has shown partial positive result." [More]
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