Does cerebrospinal fluid reference range in term and preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit?
CSF WBC counts are not significantly different in preterm and term infants. CSF protein levels are higher and decline more slowly with postnatal age in preterm infants compared with term infants. This study provides CSF reference ranges for hospitalized preterm and term infants, particularly in the first month of life.
It is speculated that ethnic Chinese women lack adequate contraceptive education, demonstrate distrust of non-barrier methods, believe men should provide the prophylactic, and mistakenly believe contraception unnecessary for the first week following menstruation. Abortion may be used for family planning rather than as back up for contraceptive failure. Young Chinese arriving in New Zealand require immediate sexual health education including accurate contraceptive information. Liaison between primary healthcare sectors and policy makers of immigration and other services assisting overseas students is recommended to provide culturally appropriate education.