The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 846-847 , May 2010

Crying and Breathing by Extremely Preterm Infants Immediately After Birth

  • Colm P.F. O'Donnell, MB, MRCPI, MRCPCH, FRACP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Australia
    • The National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Colm O'Donnell, The National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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  • C. Omar F. Kamlin, MB, MRCPCH

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Peter G. Davis, MD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Australia
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  • Colin J. Morley, MD, FRACP, FRCHCP

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Received 22 July 2009 ,Revised 24 November 2009 ,Accepted 6 January 2010.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(10)00018-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.01.007

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 846-847 , May 2010

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