Neonatal Medicine News

Women with low-risk pregnancies in Ontario who requested a cesarean delivery had a reduced risk for short-term adverse delivery outcomes vs. those who planned a vaginal delivery, according to a recent cohort study.

Almost four in ten women had a childbirth experience, such as pain from a cesarean delivery, that made them change their breastfeeding plans, survey data show.

A New York hospital reported an increased incidence and relative risk for postpartum depression in new mothers with COVID-19 who were separated from their newborns, a retrospective cohort study showed.

Neonatal death rates were higher at freestanding birth centers compared with hospitals, according to data from a retrospective cohort study.

The AAP updated its guidelines on caring for adolescent parents and their children to include new recommendations on contraception, breastfeeding, and other guidance for pediatricians and clinicians.

Ondansetron exposure during pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk for fetal death or major congenital malformations compared with other antiemetics, according to results of a large, multinational cohort study and meta-analysis.

Prenatal cannabis use disorder was linked to increased risk for major adverse neonatal outcomes, according to results of a population-based, retrospective cohort study published in Addiction.

A Canadian study of more than 123,000 births found no association between epidural labor analgesia exposure and an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder in children, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Women vaccinated against COVID-19 produced “robust” levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in breast milk samples for 6 weeks after vaccination, according to a study of dozens of breastfeeding women in Israel.

Researchers observed a higher attendance rate for prenatal visits and similar perinatal outcomes among patients who delivered at a hospital system after the implementation of audio-only visits in 2020 vs. those who attended the same facility in 2019.