"Newborn"

Growth curves for normal Jamaican neonates.
The aim of this study was to provide standards for the assessment of birthweight, head circumference and crown-heel length for normal, …
M. Samms-Vaughan, M. Thame, C. Osmond, I. R. Hambleton, A. McCaw-Binns, D. E. Ashley, G. R. Serjeant
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Predicted declines in sickle allele frequency in Jamaica using empirical data.
The high frequency of the sickle allele in some parts of Africa is understood to be a consequence of high malarial endemicity. One …
N. A. Hanchard, I. Hambleton, R. M. Harding, C. A. McKenzie
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Medical paediatric admission patterns at the University Hospital of the West Indies: issues for future planning.
An understanding of the epidemiological trend in hospital admissions, including morbidity and mortality patterns and the economic …
C. Eck, R. B. Pierre, I. R. Hambleton
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The frequency of the sickle allele in Jamaica has not declined over the last 22 years.
The ‘malaria hypothesis’ predicts that the frequency of the sickle allele, which is high in malaria-endemic African …
N. A. Hanchard, I. Hambleton, R. M. Harding, C. A. McKenzie
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Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV-exposed and HIV-infected Jamaican children.
BACKGROUND: In the face of the continuing pandemic of HIV/AIDS, the burden of the disease is now largest in the resource-poor …
B. Rodriquez, J. C. Steel-Duncan, R. Pierre, T. Evans-Gilbert, I. Hambleton, P. Palmer, J. P. Figueroa, C. D. C. Christie
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Tuberculosis and HIV co-infections in Jamaican children.
BACKGROUND: There has been a worldwide increased prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in recent years, with a similar trend observed in …
M. Geoghagen, J. A. Farr, I. Hambleton, R. Pierre, C. D. C. Christie
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Uptake of interventions, outcomes and challenges in caring for HIV-exposed infants in Kingston, Jamaica.
BACKGROUND: In a few Caribbean islands, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (pMTCT) of HIV with zidovudine prophylaxis has …
J. C. Steel-Duncan, R. Pierre, T. Evans-Gilbert, B. Rodriquez, M. F. Smikle, P. Palmer, S. Whorms, I. Hambleton, J. P. Figueroa, C. D. C. Christie
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Outcome of pregnancy in homozygous sickle cell disease.
OBJECTIVE: Previous reports on pregnancy in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease are biased by hospital-based, more severely affected …
Graham R. Serjeant, Luana Look Loy, Mark Crowther, Ian R. Hambleton, Minerva Thame
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Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Brazil: the Campinas experience.
Newborn screening for sickle cell disease commenced in 1992 in Sao Paulo State and by the end of 2000, the programme covered 78 …
S. Brandelise, V. Pinheiro, C. S. Gabetta, I. Hambleton, B. Serjeant, G. Serjeant
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Identifying homozygous sickle cell disease when neonatal screening is not available: a clinic-based observational study.
OBJECTIVES: Life-threatening clinical complications can occur in the first years of life in people with homozygous sickle cell disease. …
I. R. Hambleton, K. J. J. Wierenga
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