Neonatal Medicine News

Data show that prenatal syphilis screening, although required by law in some states and recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and CDC, has not reached 100% among Medicaid recipients in six Southern states.

A new AAP report describing seven alternative birth practices and the risk for infection in exposed newborns was compiled to help educate providers who may be asked to counsel expectant or new parents, the AAP said.

The FDA has granted priority review to PTC Therapeutics Inc. for a supplemental new drug application regarding Evrysdi, according to a company release.

Two studies published last year in Clinical Pediatrics described how COVID-19 lockdowns led to a lack of routine vaccinations for infants and young children early in the pandemic.

A small study found no evidence that mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 transmitted the virus to their babies through breast milk, affirming previous studies.

Infants born during the last 9 months of 2020 scored lower on gross motor, fine motor and personal-social subdomains compared with a cohort of infants born before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Pregnant women were more likely to adhere to smoking abstinence if they received financial incentives as part of their treatment plan, according to findings published in The BMJ.

A structured Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy, compared with usual care, significantly reduced the proportion of newborns at risk for low birth weight being born below the 10th percentile, data showed.

Takayasu arteritis in pregnant patients is associated with a high prevalence of adverse outcomes for both the parent and the fetus, topped by risks for caesarean sections and low birth weight, according to meta-analysis data presented here.

The AAP has partnered with five hospitals on a new, multi-year initiative meant to assist parents in creating safe sleeping environments for their infants.