Neonatal Medicine
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Spinal muscular atrophy added to newborn screening panel recommendations
It is estimated that national screening will avert 33 annual deaths and 48 annual cases of ventilator dependence.
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More testing of febrile infants at teaching vs. community hospitals, but similar outcomes
TORONTO – Community hospitals do as well as university-affiliated hospitals in treating febrile infants.
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Risk of adverse birth outcomes for singleton infants born to ART-treated or subfertile women
A population-based study examined the associations between maternal fertility and infants’ health outcomes.
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Urge expectant parents to have prenatal pediatrician visit
A prenatal visit allows pediatricians to gather information, offer advice, and identify risks.
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Research provides more evidence of a maternal diabetes/autism link
ORLANDO – Expanding on previous findings, new study links T1D in mothers to higher autism risk in their children
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Could tackling maternal obesity prevent later CVD in offspring?
Most evidence supporting this hypothesis comes from animal studies.
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Preterm infant GER is a normal phenomenon
Traditional and pharmacologic interventions do not appear to work. Patience may be the best medicine.
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NIH launches HEAL Initiative to combat opioid crisis
HEAL will expand Advancing Clinical Trials in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (ACT NOW), a pilot study that will assess the prevalence of...
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App found to improve quality of life for families of premature infants
TORONTO – In all, 35 of the 44 (80%) NICU families showed improvement in quality of life using the PreeMe+You app.
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Neonatal deaths lower in high-volume hospitals
AUSTIN, TEX. – Researchers examined the association between the risk of neonatal mortality and the day of the week of the birth.