In healthy term newborns, significant desaturations were observed in both car beds and car seats as compared with hospital cribs. This study was limited by lack of documentation of sleep stage. Therefore, these safety devices should only be used for protection during travel and not as replacements for cribs.

Elective cesarean section at ≥ 39 weeks gestation would significantly reduce neonatal complications.

More frequent wheezing and reduced lung function persist into school age after BPD.

Aim. To determine prenatal and postnatal risk factors for developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants <