National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis

…, A Hurja, P Shivkumar, M Jain, G Gathwala… - The Lancet Global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
g, 22 weeks, or 25 cm or more for early fetal death, and 500 g… 17) lower using a 1000 g or
more definition compared with 28 … based surveys, so the 500 g and 1000 g cutoffs were used to …

KMC facilitates mother baby attachment in low birth weight infants

G Gathwala, B Singh, B Balhara - The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2008 - Springer
Objective To determine whether Kangaroo mother care (KMC) facilitates mother baby
attachment in low birth weight infants. Methods Over 16 month period 110 neonates were …

Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on physical growth, breastfeeding and its acceptability

G Gathwala, B Singh, J Singh - Tropical doctor, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
… was 21.3 g/day in the KMC group compared to 17.7 g/day in … g in skin-to-skin care compared
to 20 ± 5 g in standard care. … 1219 ± 186.4 g in the study group and 1270.9 ± 170.49 g in the …

[PDF][PDF] Neonatal jaundice: an analysis of 551 cases

A Narang, G Gathwala, P Kumar - Indian pediatrics, 1997 - academia.edu
… One of these, a preterm subject of 29 weeks gestation with a birth weight of 1250 g developed
… Another preterm baby (30 weeks gestation, 1400 g), developed neonatal necrotizing …

Magnesium for neuroprotection in birth asphyxia

G Gathwala, A Khera, J Singh… - Journal of pediatric …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Magnesium ion gates the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor and may
protect the brain from NMDA receptor-mediated asphyxial injury. The present study evaluated …

Oxidative stress, phototherapy and the neonate

G Gathwala, S Sharma - The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2000 - Springer
… Geeta Gathwala and Seema Sharma … Gathwala and S. Sharma … Photooxidant injury
to G-6-PD deficient erythrocytes with bilirubin as a sensitizer was reported to occur in yet …

Efficacy of bovine lactoferrin supplementation in preventing late-onset sepsis in low birth weight neonates: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

G Kaur, G Gathwala - Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
… Neonates between 1000 and 1249 g received a daily dose of 100 mg (80–100 mg/kg/… g
received 150 mg (100–120 mg/kg/day), while those weighing 1500–1749 g and 1750–1999 g

Effect of topical application of chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in comparison with conventional dry cord care on the risk of neonatal sepsis: a randomized …

G Gathwala, D Sharma, B Bhakhri - Journal of tropical pediatrics, 2013 - academic.oup.com
… Newborns (≥32 weeks of gestation and weighing ≥1500 g) were randomized into
chlorhexidine application and dry care groups. Data regarding time of cord separation, umbilical …

Neuronal protection with magnesium

G Gathwala - The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2001 - Springer
… Nakajima W, Ishida A, Takada G. Magnesium attenuates a striatal dopamine increase
induced by anoxia in neonatal rat brain: An invivo microdialysis study. Brain Res 1997; 41: 809-…

Selenium supplementation for prevention of late-onset sepsis in very low birth weight preterm neonates

R Aggarwal, G Gathwala, S Yadav… - Journal of tropical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
… animals have low GPx activity, which may affect their antimicrobial properties, and animal
studies suggest that Se supplements may enhance immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin G