Neonatal Medicine
Conference Coverage
Which infants with invasive bacterial infections are at risk for adverse outcomes?
TORONTO - Adverse outcomes are associated with prematurity, ill appearance, and bacterial meningitis.
Conference Coverage
Babies exposed to SSRIs in utero have decreased LV size
TORONTO – Whether these differences make a difference in health or disease susceptibility is not yet known.
From the Journals
Fewer preterm deliveries, and perinatal mortality down
The proportion of births at 34-38 weeks decreased significantly from 2007 to 2015, while the proportion of births at 39-40 weeks increased.
Conference Coverage
Responsive parenting intervention slows weight gain in infancy
TORONTO - Teaching parents to respond appropriately to their infant's eating and satiety cues results in significantly lower BMI z scores at 3...
Conference Coverage
Poor parent-infant relationship may affect a child’s motor skill development
Modifiable risk factors, such as parent-infant relationships, may play a role in preventing children from developing high motor problems in early...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Fewer smokes mean fewer strokes
And is your EHR preventing breastfeeding?
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: To boost newborn breastfeeding rates, hide the EHR formula order
AUSTIN, TEXAS – “The saying, ‘out of sight, out of mind’ cannot be overstated when it comes to physician order entry.”
From the Journals
Pot peaks in breast milk 1 hour after smoking
The mean concentration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in breast milk peaks 1 hour after smoking, with infants ingesting around 2.5% of the...
From the Journals
Caffeine for apnea of prematurity found safe, effective at 11 years
At 11-year follow-up, caffeine significantly improved visuomotor, visuoperceptual, and visuospatial performance.
From the Journals
Language difficulties persist until age 13 for very preterm infants
Compared with term controls, children born very preterm had poorer functioning across all components of language at 13 years of age.
ID Consult
Evaluating fever in the first 90 days of life
The current approach to the febrile infant less than 90 days of age is based on risk stratification.