Neonatal Medicine
From the Journals
Cerebral palsy rate down in children born very or moderately preterm
Parental questionnaires cited as tools that can be used to identify children needing additional assessment, lower medical costs.
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Recommendations for infant sleep position are not being followed
Empowering new mothers to insist that other caregivers support their parenting decisions may make a difference.
ID Consult
Alternative birthing practices increase risk of infection
Birthing practices, like child rearing customs and popular baby names, evolve over time.
Commentary
Opening the door to gene editing?
Designer babies are not around the corner.
From the Journals
Researchers identify ‘congenital NAD deficiency disorders’
A mouse model points to niacin supplementation as a strategy for preventing a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) deficiency that can lead to...
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Mobile messages support safe sleep practices
Mobile messages may help babies sleep safer.
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Extreme caffeine use in early pregnancy risks offspring behavioral disorders
An extreme amount of coffee in early pregnancy might damage the fetus’s brain.
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Procalcitonin-guided decision making found best in neonatal suspected sepsis
How can health care providers reduce antibiotic duration and promote healthy microbiome development in neonates?
Conference Coverage
Early neuroimaging essential for Zika-exposed neonates
DENVER – Brain abnormalities masked by initially normal head circumference.
From the Journals
Maternal protection against measles steadily declines prior to vaccination
Maternal protection against some viruses doesn’t protect infants for very long.
From the Journals
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines modestly reduce complex acute otitis media
Substitution by GAS and widespread antibiotic use may have played role.