Neonatal Medicine News

SAN DIEGO — Paternal exposure to the majority of therapies for inflammatory bowel disease did not increase the risk for adverse neonatal outcomes, according to data from a small patient subset presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

Researchers said they found “compelling evidence” that the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may cause croup in children.

The FDA and Abbott Nutrition released details of a deal this week that could lead to the reopening of an infant formula plant that was closed earlier this year amid a recall related to bacterial contamination.

SAN DIEGO — Compared with white women who conceived via IVF, Black women using IVF were less likely to have certain adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, according to a presentation here.

Using serotonergic antidepressants during the first trimester of pregnancy did not increase the risk for neonatal seizures or epilepsy, according to data published in Neurology.

SAN DIEGO — Non-Hispanic Black women with advanced maternal age had the lowest odds of developing gestational diabetes, yet neonates of Black women with gestational diabetes at any age had the highest odds of being admitted to the NICU.

SAN DIEGO — Living within a food desert is an important risk factor for decreased breastfeeding initiation, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting.

HHS has announced the launch of the Maternal Mental Health Hotline, a national, confidential, toll-free service for new and expecting mothers who are experiencing mental health challenges.

The rate of vertical hepatitis C transmission is nearly 25% higher than commonly assumed, according to a reanalysis of data from more than 1,700 children born to mothers infected with the virus.

DENVER — The first randomized controlled trial of furosemide for preterm infants at high risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia found an increased risk for electrolyte adverse events but no greater risk for overall safety events.