ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the composite neonatal or maternal adverse outcome among low-risk, parous women at 39–41 weeks of gestation. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study using the U.S. vital…
CONTEXT: Racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes of newborns requiring care in the NICU setting have been reported. The contribution of NICU care to disparities in outcomes is…
American Academy of Pediatrics COMMITTEE ON FETUS AND NEWBORN, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, Management of Infants at Risk for Group B Streptococcal Disease, Pediatrics Jul 2019, e20191881; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-1881 ABSTRACT: Group B streptococcal (GBS) infection remains…
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Newborn Screening Program has updated the newborn screening filter paper kit. The kits will be changing on August 1, 2019. OSDH is asking…
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Source: Pediatrics Jun 2019, e20183604; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3604 OBJECTIVES: To derive and internally validate a prediction model for the identification of febrile infants ≤60 days old at low probability of invasive bacterial infection (IBI). METHODS: We conducted…
SOURCE: Pearl W. Chang, Thomas B. Newman. A Simpler Prediction Rule for Rebound Hyperbilirubinemia, Pediatrics, Jul 2019, 144 (1) e20183712; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3712 OBJECTIVES: We previously reported a clinical prediction rule to estimate the probability of rebound hyperbilirubinemia using gestational age…
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SOURCE: Monica E. Lemmon, Hanna Huffstetler, Mary Carol Barks, Christine Kirby, Madelaine Katz, Peter A. Ubel, Sharron L. Docherty, Debra Brandon. Neurologic Outcome After Prematurity: Perspectives of Parents and Clinicians, Pediatrics, Jul 2019, 144 (1) e20183819; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3819 BACKGROUND: Parents and clinicians caring for premature infants face high-stakes and time-sensitive decisions…
Source: Ori Hochwald, Liron Borenstein-Levin, Gil Dinur, Huda Jubran, Shlomit Ben-David, Amir Kugelman. Continuous Noninvasive Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Neonates: From Theory to Standard of Care, Pediatrics Jul 2019, 144 (1) e20183640; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3640 ABSTRACT: Ventilatory support may affect the short- and long-term neurologic and respiratory morbidities of…
SOURCE: Munish Gupta, DeWayne M. Pursley, Vincent C. SmithPreparing for Discharge From the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics, Jun 2019, 143 (6) e20182915; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2915 BACKGROUND: Discharge readiness is a key…
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SOURCE: Pediatrics, Jun 2019, 143 (6) e20183253; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3253 OBJECTIVES: To develop a nationwide, evidence-based framework to support prenatal counseling in extreme prematurity, focusing on organization, decision-making, content, and style aspects. METHODS: A nationwide multicenter RAND–modified Delphi method…
Registration is now open for the Oklahoma Perinatal Nurses’ Forum (OPNF) Boot Camp Summer 2019 session. This course is designed to provide high quality, cost effective, didactic education to nurses…
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SOURCE: Alexa B. Erck Lambert, Sharyn E. Parks, Carri Cottengim, Meghan Faulkner, Fern R. Hauck, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza. Sleep-Related Infant Suffocation Deaths Attributable to Soft Bedding, Overlay, and Wedging. Pediatrics, May 2019, 143 (5) e20183408; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3408 BACKGROUND: Unintentional suffocation is the leading cause of injury death among infants…
Reference: MacVicar, S, Kelly, LE. Systematic mixed‐study review of nonpharmacological management of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Birth. 2019; 00: 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12427 ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a multisystem disorder resulting from exposure to maternal addictive substance use in…
OBJECTIVES: Maternal smoking during pregnancy is an established risk factor for sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). Here, we aim to investigate the effects of maternal prepregnancy smoking, reduction during pregnancy, and…
REFERENCE: Henry T. Puls, James D. Anderst, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Nicholas Clark, Molly Krager, Jessica L. Markham, Matthew Hall. Newborn Risk Factors for Subsequent Physical Abuse Hospitalizations. Pediatrics, Feb 2019, 143 (2)…
Reference: Hilde Tinderholt Myrhaug, Kjetil Gundro Brurberg, Laila Hov, Trond Markestad. (2019). Survival and Impairment of Extremely Premature Infants: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics, Feb 2019, 143 (2) e20180933; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0933 CONTEXT: Survival…
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SOURCE: Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, Ihab Jubran, Vaishali Mashruwala, Emma Ramon, Valerie N. Simcik, Marjory Marshall, L. Steven Brown, Mambarambath A. Jaleel, Vishal S. Kapadia. Quality improvement project to decrease delivery room intubations in preterm infants. Pediatrics, Jan 2019, e20180201; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0201 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Avoidance of delivery room intubation (DRI) reduces death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia…
SOURCE: Gretchen Bandoli, Claire D. Coles, Julie A. Kable, Wladimir Wertelecki, LyubovYevtushok, Natalya Zymak-Zakutnya, Alan Wells, Irina V. Granovska, Alla O.Pashtepa, Christina D. Chambers, the CIFASD. Patterns of prenatal alcohol use that predict infant growth and development. Pediatrics, Jan 2019, e20182399; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2399 BACKGROUND: Previous studies have had inconsistent findings regarding the quantity and frequency…
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Mark Hudak, MD and Kartikeya Makker, MD offer commentary on the concurrently released study in Pediatrics, Neonatal Head Circumference in Newborns With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, in which infants of mothers undergoing…
Beginning with January 1, 2019 discharges, hospitals that are Joint Commission accredited with >300 annual deliveries will be required to report the perinatal care measure, PC-06: Unexpected Complications in Term…
AAP Press Release: The American Academy of Pediatrics offers new guidance on diagnosing and managing serious infections in infants born at less than 34 weeks gestation and those born at…
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REFERENCE: Timmy Ho, Madge E. Buus-Frank, Erika M. Edwards, Kate A. Morrow, Karla Ferrelli, Arjun Srinivasan, Daniel A. Pollock, Dmitry Dukhovny, John A.F. Zupancic, DeWayne M. Pursley, Roger F. Soll, Jeffrey D. Horbar. Adherence of Newborn-Specific Antibiotic Stewardship Programs to CDC Recommendations. Pediatrics, Dec 2018, 142 (6) e20174322; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-4322 BACKGROUND: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the Core…
REFERENCE: Arpitha Chiruvolu, Kimberly K. Miklis, Elena Chen, Barbara Petrey, Sujata Desai. Delivery Room Management of Meconium-Stained Newborns and Respiratory Support. Pediatrics, Dec 2018, 142 (6) e20181485; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-1485 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recently, the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) recommended against routine endotracheal suctioning of meconium-stained nonvigorous newborns but suggested…
REFERENCE: Jason P. Block, L. Charles Bailey, Matthew W. Gillman, Doug Lunsford, Matthew F.Daley, Ihuoma Eneli, Jonathan Finkelstein, William Heerman, Casie E. Horgan, Daniel S. Hsia, Melanie Jay, Goutham Rao, Juliane S. Reynolds, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Jessica L. Sturtevant, Sengwee Toh, Leonardo Trasande, Jessica Young, Christopher B. Forrest, on behalf of the PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics, Dec 2018, 142 (6) e20180290; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0290…
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Report card available at http://marchofdimes.org/reportcard Press Release from the March of Dimes – Oklahoma’s preterm birth rate in 2017 rose from 10.6 to 11.1 percent and the state remained at a…
The University of Oklahoma Department of Pediatrics is offering the Second Annual Symposium on Neonatal Resuscitation on October 12th. This conference will provide neonatal providers, including physicians, pediatricians, trainees, nurse…
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Reference: Thomas B. Newman, Yvonne W. Wu, Michael W. Kuzniewicz, Barbara A. Grimes, Charles E. McCulloch. Childhood Seizures After Phototherapy. Pediatrics, Oct 2018, 142 (4) e20180648; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0648 Accompanying Commentary: Phototherapy and Seizures: Should We Change Practice? BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In a recent Danish study, researchers found an increased…
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Reference: Barry M. Lester, Elisabeth Conradt, Linda L. LaGasse, Edward Z. Tronick, James F.Padbury, Carmen J. Marsit. Epigenetic Programming by Maternal Behavior in the Human Infant. Pediatrics, Sep 2018, e20171890; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1890 Related commentary: “Motherless Children Have the Hardest Time”: Epigenetic Programming and Early Life Environment OBJECTIVES: We…