Pediatrics Review: Advances in the Care of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome

SOURCE: Mascarenhas, M. et al. Advances in the Care of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Pediatrics 2024; e2023062871. 10.1542/peds.2023-062871 A significant number of advances have…

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AHA and AAP: Considerations on the Use of Neonatal and Pediatric Resuscitation Guidelines for Hospitalized Neonates and Infants

SOURCE: Sawyer et al.; Considerations on the Use of Neonatal and Pediatric Resuscitation Guidelines for Hospitalized Neonates and Infants: On Behalf of the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee…

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Pediatrics: Earlier Screening of Infants With Perinatal Hepatitis C Exposure: A Key Step Towards Elimination

Citation: Saleh E, Jhaveri R. Earlier Screening of Infants With Perinatal Hepatitis C Exposure: A Key Step Towards Elimination. Pediatrics. 2023; doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-064242 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection continues to…

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Using the Eat Sleep Console Model to Promote Optimal Care and Outcomes for Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Nurse-Driven, Multidisciplinary Initiative

SOURCE: Haaland, Grace BSN, RN, RNC-NIC; Kunkel, Melissa MD, MS; Nguyen, Chi Mai PhD; Wonder, Amy Hagedorn PhD, RN. Using the Eat Sleep Console Model to Promote Optimal Care and…

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Developing and Implementing a Father-Friendly Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Improved Nurses’ Self-Efficacy

SOURCE: Noergaard, Betty PhD, RN; Kofoed, Poul-Erik MD, PhD. Developing and Implementing a Father-Friendly Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Improved Nurses’ Self-Efficacy. Advances in Neonatal Care 23(4):p 387-395, August 2023. |…

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Pediatrics: Reducing Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants With Improved Care Bundle Adherence

SOURCE: Kolnik, S.E. et al.; Reducing Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants With Improved Care Bundle Adherence. Pediatrics, September 2023; 152 (3): e2021056104. 10.1542/peds.2021-056104 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Intraventricular hemorrhage prevention bundles (IVHPBs)…

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NeoReviews: Antiracism in the Field of Neonatology: A Foundation and Concrete Approaches

Practice Gap Concrete interventions that advance antiracism within the field of neonatology are required to address neonatal racial/ethnic health inequities and improve care and outcomes for historically marginalized patients and…

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AWHONN Practice Brief Number 14: Immediate and Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact for Healthy Late Preterm and Term Newborns After Birth

SOURCE: AWHONN. 2021. Immediate and Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact for Healthy Late Preterm and Term Newborns After Birth: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 14. Nursing for Women’s Health, 25 (5), E9-E11, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2021.07.003…

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Pediatrics: Maternal Vaccination and Infant Influenza and Pertussis

SOURCE: Maternal Vaccination and Infant Influenza and Pertussis Stacey L. Rowe, Karin Leder, Kirsten P. Perrett, Nicole Romero, Terry M. Nolan, Nicola Stephens, Benjamin C. Cowie, Allen C. Cheng Pediatrics Aug 2021, e2021051076; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-051076 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Infant influenza and pertussis disease causes considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. We…

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Gestational Age at Term and Educational Outcomes at Age Nine: Is It Time to Make the Case for Planned Delivery 41 Weeks?

A research article and associated commentary were published in the August issue of Pediatrics focused on educational outcomes at various gestational ages. The commentary challenges the current practice of inducing…

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Advances in Neonatal Care: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Preterm Infants – A Look at Current Practice

Abstract Background/Significance: Intrauterine opioid drug exposure is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. Preterm infants may not exhibit the same withdrawal symptoms as term infants diagnosed with neonatal…

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Hospital Pediatrics: Correlating Scores but Contrasting Outcomes for Eat Sleep Console Versus Modified Finnegan

SOURCE: Ryan et al., Mar 2021, Correlating Scores but Contrasting Outcomes for Eat Sleep Console Versus Modified Finnegan, Hospital Pediatrics, hpeds.2020-003665; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-003665 OBJECTIVES: The Modified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (M-FNASS) and the…

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Hospital Pediatrics: Parent Perspectives on the Eat, Sleep, Console Approach for the Care of Opioid-Exposed Infants

SOURCE: Kamelia McRae, Theiju Sebastian, Matthew Grossman, Jaspreet Loyal. Mar 2021. Parent Perspectives on the Eat, Sleep, Console Approach for the Care of Opioid-Exposed Infants, Hospital Pediatrics, hpeds.2020-002139; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-002139 BACKGROUND: At our institution, the treatment of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome…

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Hospital Pediatrics: QI Approach to Reducing Admission Hypothermia Among Preterm and Term Infants

SOURCE: Sprecher, et al., Feb 2021, Quality Improvement Approach to Reducing Admission Hypothermia Among Preterm and Term Infants, Hospital Pediatrics, hpeds.2020-003269; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-003269 BACKGROUND: Newborns, particularly premature newborns, are susceptible to hypothermia when transitioning from birth…

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Pediatrics Meta-analysis: Umbilical Cord Management

SOURCES: Gomersall, et al. ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE ON RESUSCITATION NEONATAL LIFE SUPPORT TASK FORCE. Umbilical Cord Management at Term and Late Preterm Birth: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics, Mar 2021, 147 (3) e2020015404; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-015404 Seidler, et al….

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