Neonatal Medicine
From the Journals
Incidence of late-onset GBS cases are higher than early-onset disease
Maternal vaccines against the most common serotypes hold promise against late-onset GBS, and candidate vaccines are in development.
Conference Coverage
Tests can identify leukemia risk in newborns with Down syndrome
SAN DIEGO – These children face high rates of disease, and new research is shedding light on the reasons why.
From the Journals
Chronic opioid use during pregnancy linked with reduced head circumference in NAS newborns
Of neonates with NAS, 87% were born to mothers prescribed opioid agonist medication–assisted treatment.
ID Consult
Uptick in adult syphilis means congenital syphilis may be lurking
Diagnosing/managing congenital syphilis is not always clear cut.
Beyond the White Coat
Responding to pseudoscience
Conference Coverage
Common AEDs confer modestly increased risk of major congenital malformations
NEW ORLEANS – The 5% overall rate is higher than the background rate, but is still considerably less than the 9% rate seen among valproate-exposed...
Conference Coverage
Breastfeeding with MS: Good for mom, too
From the Journals
Early caffeine therapy linked to improved neurologic outcomes in premature babies
From the Journals
Prenatal, postnatal neuroimaging IDs most Zika-related brain injuries
Lack of prolonged maternal viremia did not predict normal fetal or neonatal brain imaging.
News
FDA approves congenital CMV diagnostic test
The Alethia CMV Assay Test System detects CMV DNA obtained via a saliva swab.
News from the FDA/CDC
Infant mortality generally unchanged in 2016
Infant mortality by maternal age was similar for women aged 20-24 years and those aged 40 years and over.