Approximately 53% of near-term newborns admitted to intensive care experience respiratory
distress. These newborns are commonly delivered by cesarean section and have elevated …

Excessive liquid in airways and/or distal lung tissue may underpin the respiratory morbidity
associated with transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN). However, its effects on lung …

Objective The effect of prophylactic surfactant nebulisation (SN) is unclear. We aimed to
determine whether prophylactic SN improves early lung aeration. Design Parallel …

Despite recent insights into the dynamic processes during lung aeration at birth, several
aspects remain poorly understood. We aimed to characterize changes in lung mechanics …

Our current understanding of airway liquid clearance at birth comes predominantly from
animal models, but emerging techniques may allow researchers to study the rate and …

Thesis presented to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for the obtention of Master
of Science degree (M. Sc.) in Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences …

Stimulating and maintaining spontaneous breathing of preterm infants at birth Cover Page
The following handle holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation: http://hdl …