Neonatal Medicine News

Pharmacologic treatment and NICU use declined for infants exposed to opioids in the womb following the publication of related guidelines from the AAP, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

High initial concentrations of lower fractional inspired oxygen may reduce mortality in very preterm infants, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics, although the researchers said their finding is not enough to change practice.

When it comes to screening perinatally exposed infants for hepatitis C virus, the earlier the better, a study showed.

There was a nearly 13% increase infant deaths in Texas after the state implemented a ban on abortion in early pregnancy in 2021, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Noting that practice varies widely across hospitals, an expert panel came to a consensus on the first quality indicators for the care of opioid-exposed infants.

We checked in with CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, for an update on the agency’s efforts to modernize the nation’s disease surveillance and data systems and improve how the CDC communicates with the public and physicians.

Maternal and paternal metformin use during conception did not increase the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, two studies in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

Among children aged younger than 2 years evaluated in the ED for a head injury, infants aged younger than age 3 months were far more likely to have a traumatic brain injury than older toddlers, a study found.

SAN DIEGO — Clinicians using video vs. direct laryngoscopy for urgent intubation in neonates had more successful first attempts, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Findings from a literature review published in Pediatrics provided more evidence that antimicrobial stewardship reduces antimicrobial use in NICUs without an increase in adverse events.