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…
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…
SOURCE: Roger F. Soll; Further Insights Into Cord Management. Pediatrics 2023; e2023063505. 10.1542/peds.2023-063505 Management of the umbilical cord at birth has changed dramatically during the past decade. In both term and preterm…
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SOURCE: Belal N. Alshaikh, Thomas D.R. Sproat, Christel Wood, Jill-Marie Spence, Megan Knauff, Claire Hamilton, Meagan Roy; A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Preterm Infants. Pediatrics…
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…
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)…
Antiracism in Action: Deconstructing the Role of Child Protective Services in Pediatrics LaShyra T. Nolen, BS Pediatrics Advance Publication October 2022. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059218…
Infants Born Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy To evaluate outcomes of neonates born to mothers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during pregnancy, the dynamics of placental…
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Risk Factors for Suffocation and Unexplained Causes of Infant Deaths BACKGROUND: Observational studies have improved our understanding of the risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome, but separate examination of…
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Abstract Background: Syphilis screening during pregnancy helps prevent congenital syphilis. The harms associated with false positive (FP) screens and whether screening leads to correct treatments has not been well determined. Methods: The…
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Standardizing the Evaluation and Management of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Level IV NICU…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Data on COVID-19 infections in neonates are limited. We aimed to identify and describe the incidence, presentation, and clinical outcomes of neonatal COVID-19. METHODS Over 1 million neonatal…
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OBJECTIVE To date, there is little in the literature that describes any relationship between newborn circumcision, its timing, and breastfeeding outcomes. We sought to determine if the timing of circumcision…
OBJECTIVE Late preterm infants have an increased risk of morbidity relative to term infants. We sought to determine the rate, temporal trend, risk factors, and reasons for 30-day readmission. METHODS…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hypoglycemia occurs in 5% to 15% of neonates in the first few days. A significant proportion requires admission for intravenous fluids. Dextrose gel may reduce admissions and…
Over a century of research has focused on improving our understanding of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), yet it remains the most common congenital infection in the United States, affecting 3 to…
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ABSTRACT Pediatricians across the United States encounter infants, children, adolescents, young adults, and families affected by substance use disorders in their daily practice. For much of history, substance use has…
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hypoglycemia occurs in 5% to 15% of neonates in the first few days. A significant proportion requires admission for intravenous fluids. Dextrose gel may reduce admissions…
Infant mortality, death in the first year of life, is a generally accepted barometer of the overall health and well-being of a population. In the United States, the infant mortality…
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–specific antibodies have been detected in human milk up to 6 weeks post–coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies, neutralization…
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Passive and active immunity transfer through human milk (HM) constitutes a key element in the infant’s developing immunity. Certain infectious diseases and vaccines have been described…
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Abstract Provision of mother’s own milk for hospitalized very low birth weight (VLBW) (≤1500 g) infants in the NICU provides short- and long-term health benefits. Mother’s own milk, appropriately fortified,…
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many preterm infants stabilized on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at birth require mechanical ventilation (MV) during the first 72 hours of life, which is defined…
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OBJECTIVES To determine the epidemiology and microbiology of early-onset sepsis (EOS) among very preterm infants using a nationally representative cohort from academic and community hospitals to inform empirical antibiotic guidance,…
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES Evidence on the perinatal health of mother-infant dyads affected by opioids is limited. Elevated risks of opioid-related harms for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) increase the urgency…
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Conventional timing of newborn pulse oximetry screening is not ideal for infants born out-of-hospital. We implemented a newborn pulse oximetry screen to align with typical midwifery…
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SOURCE: Kimberly B. Glazer, Jennifer Zeitlin, Natalia N. Egorova, Teresa Janevic, Amy Balbierz, Paul L. Hebert, Elizabeth A. Howell. Hospital Quality of Care and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Unexpected…
SOURCE: Why Can’t We Eradicate Congenital Syphilis? Joseph A. Bocchini, John A. Vanchiere, Pablo J. Sánchez Pediatrics Aug 2021, e2021050449; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050449 EXCERPT: Regrettably, we cannot eradicate CS until we are able to address the continuing failure to control…
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SOURCE: William Mahle. Reflections on Pulse Oximetry Screening for CCHD. Pediatrics, Aug 2021, e2021050609; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050609 Excerpts: In this issue of Pediatrics, Schwartz et al describe their experience at a large community hospital over 8 years….
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