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Magnesium sulphate helps to prevent cerebral palsy following preterm labour:

Giving pre-term babies the best life chances Growing numbers of pregnant women in pre-term labour are having an injection of magnesium sulphate to give their...

23/03/2018

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When your baby cries it isn't always obvious why, making it difficult to know what to do. Find out what might cause your baby to cry and how to soothe him.

14/03/2018

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Latest update on the science of probiotics in colic

11/03/2018

Treating reflux in babies:

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11/03/2018

Probiotics for colic:

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26/01/2018

Thinking of using domperidoen for infant reflux? See this:

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26/01/2018

Domperidone and heart rhythm disturbances

Infant reflux can be treated with medication in four ways:
• Thickeners
• H2-blockers such as Ranitidine
• Proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, esoprazole and lansoprazole
• Prokinetic agents – domperidone

Domperidone is infrequently used because of concerns about prolongation of the heart electrical circuits which might predispose to life-threatening cardiac rhythm disturbances – something seen in older adult patients with concomitant other illnesses and on multiple other medications. No one knows whether this domperidone effect on the heart occurs in otherwise healthy young infants, but just in case it might this useful, effective drug is hardly now prescribed for infants with reflux.

Doctors in Thailand have therefore examined electrocardiograms before and after giving domperidone to a group of infants with reflux. The answer: domperidone given alone did not affect the ECG, whereas domperidone given with lansoprazole did lengthen the heart’s electrical impulses in a minority.

Conclusion: domperidone is safe to use on it’s own in infants, and probably is safe if the baby is taking other medication, but best to check an ECG if baby is taking it with other drugs.

Pediatr Neonatol. 2016 Feb;57(1):60-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2015.03.015. Epub 2015 Jun 4. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

24/01/2018

Do probiotics work for colic? Yes!

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15/01/2018

Worth trying this if your baby is formula-fed and has CMPI (cows milk allergy), but s/he might develop allergy to goats milk protein too:

Kabrita 1 infant milk offers a suitable alternative if breastfeeding isn't a viable option