Previous highlights

• Vaccines for women to prevent neonatal tetanus
  1 April 2011
• Alternative magnesium sulfate regimens for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
  1 March 2011
• Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for preterm neonates after extubation
  1 March 2011
• Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases
  1 March 2011
• Ad libitum or demand/semi-demand feeding versus scheduled interval feeding for preterm infants
  1 February 2011
• WHO guidelines for the management of postpartum haemorrhage and retained placenta
  1 February 2011
• Repeated use of pre- and postcoital hormonal contraception for prevention of pregnancy
  1 January 2011
• The impact of contracting out on health outcomes and use of health services in low- and middle-income countries
  1 January 2011
• Alternative versus standard packages of antenatal care for low-risk pregnancy
  1 January 2011
• Intravenous midazolam infusion for sedation of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit
  1 December 2010
• Effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting
  1 December 2010
• Effects and safety of preventive oral iron or iron+folic acid supplementation for women during pregnancy
  1 December 2010
• Avoidance of bottles during the establishment of breast feeds in preterm infants
  1 November 2010
• In-service training for health professionals to improve care of the seriously ill newborn or child in low- and middle-income countries
  1 November 2010
• Misoprostol for induction of labour to terminate pregnancy in the second or third trimester for women with a fetal anomaly or after intrauterine fetal death
  1 October 2010
• Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
  1 October 2010
• Immediate postpartum insertion for intrauterine devices
  1 September 2010
• Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs
  1 September 2010
• Early versus delayed selective surfactant treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
  1 September 2010
• Advance provision of emergency contraception for pregnancy prevention
  1 August 2010
• Second call for neonatologists and paediatricians to contribute to RHL
  1 August 2010
• Cup-feeding versus other forms of supplemental enteral feeding for newborn infants unable to fully breastfeed
  1 August 2010
• Higher versus lower protein intake in formula-fed low birth weight infants
  1 July 2010
• Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment
  1 July 2010
• Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
  1 June 2010
• Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low-birth-weight infants
  1 June 2010
• The 11th Congress of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health, The Hague, Netherlands, 19-22 May, 2010
  1 June 2010
• Early surfactant administration with brief ventilation vs. selective surfactant and continued mechanical ventilation for preterm infants with or at risk for respiratory distress syndrome
  1 May 2010
• The impact of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and the use of health services in low- and middle-income countries
  1 May 2010
• Pain control in first trimester surgical abortion
  1 April 2010
• Uterine massage for preventing postpartum haemorrhage
  1 April 2010
• Devices and pressure sources for administration of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in preterm neonates
  1 April 2010
• Intrapartum interventions for preventing shoulder dystocia
  1 March 2010
• Restricted versus liberal water intake for preventing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
  1 March 2010
• Air versus oxygen for resuscitation of infants at birth
  1 February 2010
• Maternal positions and mobility during first stage of labour
  1 February 2010
• Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems
  1 February 2010
• Sodium bicarbonate infusion during resuscitation of infants at birth
  1 February 2010
• Tailored interventions to overcome identified barriers to change: effects on professional practice and health-care outcomes
  1 January 2010
• Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men
  1 January 2010
• Continuous distending pressure for respiratory distress in preterm infants
  1 January 2010
• Radiant warmers versus incubators for regulating body temperature in newborn infants
  1 December 2009
• Effect of administration of antihelminthics for soil-transmitted helminths during pregnancy
  1 December 2009
• Prenatal administration of progesterone for preventing preterm birth in women considered at risk of preterm birth
  1 December 2009
• RHL to be highlighted at annual congress of Sri Lanka ObGyn College
  1 November 2009
• Treatment for suppression of lactation
  1 November 2009
• Early amniotomy and early oxytocin for prevention of, or therapy for, delay in first stage spontaneous labour compared with routine care
  1 November 2009
• Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception
  1 October 2009
• Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health-care outcomes
  1 October 2009
• Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants
  1 October 2009
• Call for neonatologists and paediatricians to contribute to RHL
  1 September 2009
• Special session on RHL at the XIX FIGO World Congress of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Cape Town, South Africa, 4–9 October 2009
  1 September 2009
• Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women
  1 September 2009
• Interventions for preventing late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV
  1 September 2009