Neonatal Medicine
From the Journals
Pot peaks in breast milk 1 hour after smoking
The mean concentration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in breast milk peaks 1 hour after smoking, with infants ingesting around 2.5% of the...
From the Journals
Caffeine for apnea of prematurity found safe, effective at 11 years
At 11-year follow-up, caffeine significantly improved visuomotor, visuoperceptual, and visuospatial performance.
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Language difficulties persist until age 13 for very preterm infants
Compared with term controls, children born very preterm had poorer functioning across all components of language at 13 years of age.
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Evaluating fever in the first 90 days of life
The current approach to the febrile infant less than 90 days of age is based on risk stratification.
From the Journals
PPIs, H2RAs in infants raise later allergy risk
Antibiotic use before 6 months also increases allergy risk.
From the Journals
QI initiative reduces antibiotic use in chorioamnionitis-exposed newborns
Sometimes appearance matters.
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Time to HIV rebound in infants off ART linked to birth health
Immune and birth health influence time to HIV rebound after treatment interruption in infants started on early ART.
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MDedge Daily News: Why most heart failure may be preventable
And how epileptic drug use in pregnancy affects school test scores.
Letters from Maine
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton was a pioneer of child-centered parenting
Dr. Brazelton taught us how to examine the person inside that little body and understand the importance of her temperament.
From the Journals
High-dose oral ibuprofen most effective for PDA closure
But it is unclear whether pharmacological closure of hemodynamically significant PDA improves clinical outcomes.
