Neonatal Medicine
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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.
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Maternal protection against measles steadily declines prior to vaccination
Maternal protection against some viruses doesn’t protect infants for very long.
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines modestly reduce complex acute otitis media
Substitution by GAS and widespread antibiotic use may have played role.
Conference Coverage
Prenatal methadone maintenance linked to poorer child neurodevelopment
SAN FRANCISCO – Motor delays appeared first, then cognitive delays.
Commentary
FDA has the resources to answer questions about medicines and pregnancy
Useful information for pregnant women that is easily available at the FDA.