[Early hospital discharge of preterm very low birt weight infants in the CMNT]

During a period of 2 years [2004-2005] 329 very low birth weight infants were discharged from the NICU of the CMNT. Mean birth weight was 1240g and mean gestational age was 30 weeks at admission. At discharge these babies weighed meanly 1575g and had post menstrual age of 35 weeks; 7, 2%of them were readmitted. The authors discuss the different conditions required for discharge of premature infants

Evolution of twin pregnancies in the centre de maternite et de neonatalogie de Tunis

Multiples pregnancies and notably twin pregnancies are more and more frequent because of the development of the assisted reproduction technologies. These pregnancies contribute in a large part in the morbidity and the mortality among newborn because of prematurity. In this retrospective study, the authors fly to evaluate the status of twin pregnancies in the CMNT during 2001

[Non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia: the report of four affected families]

Non -ketotic hyperglycinaemia is an autosomal recessive disorder of inborn glycine metabolism caused by a defect in the glycine cleavage system. This disease leads to severe neurologic disorders beginning frequently in the neonatal period. The authors report the six cases of affected newborns diagnosed in the Neonatal Unit of le Centre de Maternite et de Neonatalogie de Tunis during a period of 17 years

[About a case of diabetes transient neonatal associated agenesis unilateral renal]

Transient neonatal diabetes is rare and seen in 1 case over 400.000 newborn babies. We report in this word what is, in our knowledge, the first case of transient neonatal diabetes associated with renal unilateral agenesis and a contralateral megalo-ureter

[The newborn mother diabetic]

Management of the diabetic pregnancy has witnessed important headways. However-, more effort has to be done. We insist in our review on the major risks that are still encountered by the newborn baby of the diabetic mother