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 Funded projects

1.	Epidemiologic correlates, early clinical features and sequelae of birth asphyxia (ICMR).
2.	Utility of fat fortified feeds for nutrition of low birth weight babies (ICMR).
3.	Correlates of bilirubin encephalopathy (ICMR).
4.	Probiotics in gut microbial etiology (Fogarty International).
5.	Asphyxia related morbidity-mortality data from medical college hospitals network (Perinatal section, AAP).
6.	Knowledge attitude practices among neonatal nurses in newborn units in India by (Laerdal Foundation, Norway).
7.	Impact of resuscitation training on resuscitation practices in medical college hospitals in India (Laerdal Foundation).
8.	Impact of antenatal therapy with erythromycin on the incidence of low birth weight infants. (ICMR).
9.	Fetal echocardiographic studies in high risk pregnancies (ICMR).
10.	Intrauterine infections in neonates, epidemiology, incidence, clinical spectrum and outcome (ICMR).
11.	National neonatal perinatal database project for India (ICMR).

 MD/DM desertations

1.	Viscosity changes in polycythemia before and after partial exchange blood transfusion.
2.	Neuro-developmental outcome of babies with neonatal hypoglycemia.
3.	Significance of jitteriness in neonates.
4.	Immunoglobulin in prevention of neonatal infections
5.	Glycosylated haemoglobin as a marker of neonatal morbidity and mortality.
6.	Extraction and standardization of surfactant from goat lungs.
7.	Role of erythropoietin for treatment of anemia of prematurity.
8.	Role of Chlamydia trachomatis in conjunctivitis of newborn.
9.	Screening of CMV by PCR in neonates born to mothers with CMV disease.
10.	State of neonatal care services in India.
11.	Role of cisapride in improving feed tolerance in preterm neonates.
12.	Predictors of pathological jaundice in ABO incompatibility.
13.	Risk factors of Retinopathy of Prematurity.
14.	Safety and effectiveness of OPV aand BCG vaccination in preterm babies.
15.	Evaluation of antenatal fetal dysfunction in high risk pregnancies.
16.	Lipid profile in early childhood in children born term low birth weight.
17.	Efficacy of oral phenobarbitone in ‘at risk’ for neonate prevention of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
18.	Role of Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in Rh-hemolytic disease.
19.	Role of probiotics in high risk neonates.
20.	Physiological and clinical benefits of kangaroo mother care.
21.	Role of expressed breast milk in reducing neonatal pain.
22.	Prediction of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia by early bilirubin estimation.
23.	Change in osmolality of preterm breast milk with fortification using various fortifying agents. (Agarwal R)
24	Bacterial isolates and antibiotic sensitivity pattern in a tertiary care neonatal unit. (Upadhyay A)
25.	Screening for hearing deficit in high risk neonates.
26.	Risk factors of transient tachypnea of newborn.
27.	Neurodevelopmental outcome at one year corrected age for very low birth weight neonates diagnosed to have Periventricular Leukomalacia on carnial ultrasound examination in the neonatal period. (Maria A)
28.	To evaluate the role of Clingwrap in the reduction of intensible water losses in infants weighing less than 1500 grams at birth. (Kaushal M)
29.	Placental Pathology in Term Intrauterine Growth Restriction neonates. (Singal A)
30.	Trend of breast milk sodium concentration in mothers with term neonates. (Upadhyay M)
31.	Postnatal early growth of very low birth weight neonates. (Seth R)
32.	Echocardiographic baseline normative data in healthy term neonates. (Seth R)
33.	Hearing loss in high risk infants at term age: Incidence & risk factors. (Kaushal M)
34.	Factors predicting etiology and short term outcome in very low birth weight infants. (Kaushal M)
35.	Changing profile of Retinopathy of Prematurity and its risk factors in very low birth weight infants. (Upadhyay M)
36.	Profile of prolonged jaundice persisting for more than 14 days in term healthy neonates. (Chengtham SS)
37.	Identification of risk factors and assessment of morbidity in small for date infants. (Goel H)
38.	Risk factors for idiopathic neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in term and borderline term newborn babies: A cohort study. (Maheshwari A)
39.	Effect of Prenatal sound stimulation (species and sitar music starting from day 10 of gestation till hatchling) on glutamate by immunohistochemistry in auditory nuclei of brainstems of chick embryo at different gestation. (Agarwal R)
40.	Incidence, natural history and neurodevelopment outcome of very low birth weight neonates with periventricular leukomalacia. (Maria A)
41.	Comparison of oral rehydration solution containing 60and 90 mEq/L sodium in the treatment of dehydration secondary to acute gastroenteritis
42.	Auditory brainstem evoked responses in neonatal jaundice, birth asphyxia in collaboration with Neurology Department.
43.	Echo – cardiograms of infants born to diabetic mothers in collaboration with Cardiology Department.