Neonatal Medicine
From the Journals
Zika vaccine candidate shows promise in phase 1 trial
Healthy trial participants show evidence of protection for at least 1 year.
From the Journals
Antibiotic exposure in pregnancy linked to childhood asthma risk in study
Mode of delivery may modify the association between antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and childhood asthma, suggests research.
From the Journals
Study finds benefits of increasing length of NICU stay unclear
Use of cardiorespiratory monitors and oxygen decreased from 2005 to 2018.
From the Journals
Updated WIC in pregnancy boosts infant outcomes
Children’s early growth and cognition improved after introduction of revised food assistance program.
Letters from Maine
Nature or nurture in primary care?
Professor Lipton’s take on epigenetics boils down to the notion that our genome should merely be considered a blueprint and not the final...
Conference Coverage
Maternal COVID antibodies cross placenta, detected in newborns
We need to better understand how transplacental transfer occurs as well as establish neonatal correlates of protection.
From the Journals
Peripartum maternal oxygen supplementation shows little benefit
One-minute Apgar scores were marginally lower for mothers who received oxygen with scheduled C-section.
Conference Coverage
Three genes could predict congenital Zika infection susceptibility
The genes appear in only the children, not the mothers.
Conference Coverage
Metformin improves most outcomes for T2D during pregnancy
But the drug was associated with an increased risk of small-for-gestational-age babies.
From the Journals
Common newborn hearing test promising for early detection of autism
The findings of a new study further reinforce that autism, in many cases, has a sensorial and auditory aspect to it, according to the lead author...
From the Journals
Nebulized surfactant shows promise in large cohort
An aerosolized surfactant reduced the need for liquid surfactant treatment by half among premature infants with early mild to moderate respiratory...