IRB Approved Protocols

2012

1. Beneficial Effects Of Early Feeding Of Clear Oral Fluids Post-Caesarean Delivery
2. Incidence and risk factors associated with small for gestational age at birth
3. Pregnancy & Perinatal outcomes:  Does type of conception matter?
4. Biologic Markers for the identification of pregnant women at risk for Pre-eclampsia

2011

1. Secretor Status, GI Colonization and Neonatal Sepsis
2. Growth, pulmonary and neurosensory outcomes of ventilated preterm infants at 12 to 18 months of corrected age
3. Ultrasonographic cerebral ventricular dimensions in preterm neonates at 38-40 weeks of post conceptional age
4. Clinical prediction model for Pre-eclampsia in pregnant women based on maternal clinical characteristics in the first trimester
5. The incidence of sub-acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) and fetal outcomes in pregnant women with SAMM at a tertiary care center
6. Prevalence of anxiety and depression in peri and early (<1 year) post menopausal women
7. Maternal characteristics from the preceding to the subsequent pregnancy: Change and association with fetal outcomes
8. Prediction of Fetal Growth Restriction by First and Second trimester ultrasonography
9. Impact of medical nutrition therapy on gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes in obese pregnant women
10. To evaluate ovarian reserve in sub fertile women aged 30 to 40 years presenting at Fernandez Hospital by measuring antimullerian hormone (AMH) and antral follicle count
11. Weaning preterm infants (</= 34 weeks) : A randomized controlled trial
12. Can exposure to a Professional Midwifery (PMET) programme influence (a) Andhra Pradesh doctors’ opinions about midwives’ ability to conduct the maternity care of ‘low risk’ mothers-to-be’, and (b) their own clinical practice ?
13. Qualitative study of perceptions of different groups of stakeholders about the PMET Programme
14. Intermittent vs continuous phototherapy for the treatmetn of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
15. Validating a scoring system to predict outcome of intrauterine pregnancies of uncertain viability
16. Nutritional bundle to improve the immediate growth outcome of very low birth weight infants at corrected term (38-40 weeks) gestational age

2010

1. A RCT of a new algorithm versus standard algorithm for the management of neonatal hypoglycemia- a pilot study
2. Nasopharyngeal Ventilator CPAP for the management of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in Neonates-A Randomized Controlled Trial.
3. Comparison of Nutritive Sucking Pattern of Preterm and Term Infants and Devising a Scoring System to determine the optimal score for transition from one system to another.
4. Hysterectomy in the past decade at Fernandez Hospital: A retrospective review of trends, indications, and outcomes.
5. Neonatal Sepsis in Preterm Infants- Effect on growth and neurodevelopment after 12 months of corrected age.
6. Ductal Diameter Centiles in the first 24 hours of life and their relation to cerebral blood flow in neonates weighing less than 1250 g on day 1.
7. Maternal and Neonatal outcomes of HELLP Syndrome- A retrospective review at Fernandez Hospital for the period 2005-2009.