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Time–Frequency Analysis for EEG Quality Measurement and Enhancement with Applications in Newborn EEG Abnormality Detection
Published in Ervin Sejdić, Tiago H. Falk, Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Biomedical Big Data, 2018
Boualem Boashash, Samir Ouelha, Mohammad Al-Sa’d, Ayat Salim, Paul Colditz
The qualitative and quantitative improvements of neonatal and obstetric care have resulted in a significant decrease in the perinatal mortality rate. The improvement in newborn survival rate experienced in the last few decades has not, in many conditions, resulted in a reduction in the incidence of adverse neurological sequelae in survivors. Recent studies have shown that 25–35% of newborns who experience hypoxia–ischaemia during their delivery and who have an encephalopathy have long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities that include cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and seizures [3]. Similar studies have also shown that even children who did not exhibit clearly identifiable perinatal difficulties are at risk of developing neurodevelopment problems later in life due to injuries contracted before or during birth [4]. Follow-up studies indicate that up to 50% show variable degrees of long-term sequelae ranging from hearing or visual impairment, a delay in psychomotor development, or neurological damage (see Ref. [5] and references therein). These observations identify a clear need for more sensitive diagnostic and prognostic tools for the evaluation of the central nervous system (CNS) to complement clinical observations and permit the development of improved early intervention strategies focused on prevention of disability or death.
Analysis of newborn thermal comfort in a textile incubator
Published in The Journal of The Textile Institute, 2022
Zbigniew Mikołajczyk, Agnieszka Szałek
According to WHO report, every year, 2.6 millions of newborns in the world die in the first month of their life. One million of them in the first 24 h (Schweizer, 2009). One of the main aims of doctors is to reduce the percentage of premature births, and thus perinatal mortality rate, and increase the survival rate of premature babies. In the general neonatal mortality, 70% of deaths are those of preterm babies. Another reason for babie’s deaths is birth defects, and the remaining cases are caused by diseases acquired in infancy or injuries (Kerber et al., 2015).