Neonatal Medicine News

• Warning Against Increased Lingual Frenotomy in Infants An increase in lingual frenulum surgeries in children after their discharge from maternity clinics has troubled clinicians. Some cite a lack of quality data about the procedure.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Meet a Miracle: Man With Trisomy 13 to Celebrate 20th Birthday No one thought Lloyd Rochez would live past a couple of weeks, but this young man, diagnosed at birth with trisomy 13, has defied the odds and will turn 20 this summer.
  WebMD Health News, May 19, 2022
• New Law Bans Infant Sleep Products Linked to 200 Deaths President Joe Biden signed legislation that prohibits the manufacture and sale of crib bumpers or inclined sleepers for infants, due to the risk of suffocation.
  WebMD Health News, May 17, 2022
• A GI Doc's Help Can Be Crucial for Pregnant Women With IBD Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face several concerns related to their reproductive health decisions, from contraception to pregnancy to delivery.
  WebMD Health News, May 16, 2022
• Low Butyrylcholinesterase: A Possible Biomarker of SIDS Risk? A previously unidentified cholinergic deficit may be present at birth in babies at risk for sudden infant death syndrome, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• At High Altitude, Preeclampsia With Fetal Growth Restriction Can Exacerbate Fetal Hypoxia Preeclampsia complicated by fetal growth restriction can augment fetal hypoxia at high altitude and increase the risk of neonatal pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary circulation abnormalities, according to new findings from Bolivia.
  Reuters Health Information, May 13, 2022
• ECO 2022 When Is the Ideal Time to Try for a Baby After Bariatric Surgery? European researchers assessed the weight of babies born to mothers after bariatric surgery and suggest an optimal time to conceive post-surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Safety of COVID-19 Vaccine a Concern for Pregnant Women A Canadian survey suggests that safety is an important question for pregnant women who accept the COVID-19 vaccine and for those who do not.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• The Tiniest Babies: Shifting the Boundary of Life Earlier Growing numbers of extremely premature infants are getting lifesaving treatment and surviving.
  Associated Press, May 12, 2022
• Journal Retracts Cesarean Delivery Paper With 'Impossible' Data The study purported to involve nearly 1300 women – making it the largest analysis of women receiving steroids for the indication in the trial.
  Retraction Watch, May 09, 2022
• New HIV Care Guidelines From the European AIDS Clinical Society The revised 2021 European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines contain extensive updates, guidance on COVID-19 management, and offer a broader range of preferred choices than US guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• Baby Formula Shortage Getting Worse "Inflation, supply chain shortages and product recalls have brought an unprecedented amount of volatility for baby formula."
  WebMD Health News, May 03, 2022
• Maternal Autoimmune Diseases Up Risk of Mental Illness in Children The risk of mental disorders was 16% higher in offspring whose mothers had autoimmune diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• ECCMID 2022 Neonatal Sepsis Morbidity, Mortality, High Worldwide Eighteen percent of newborns worldwide die of neonatal sepsis, and this is accompanied by high use of last-line antibiotics to overcome resistant infections.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2022
• How Infant Formula Makers Are Saturating Mothers' Social Media Constant social media marketing on sites like Facebook and Instagram represents what the WHO describes in a report released Friday as "inappropriate promotion of breast-milk substitutes" via digital media."
  Reuters Health Information, April 29, 2022
• Second-Trimester Blood Test Predicts Preterm Birth The cell-free RNA profiling tool could guide patient and provider decision-making, while the underlying research illuminates biological pathways that may facilitate novel interventions.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2022
• PAS 2022 What to Expect When You’re Expecting … a Preemie Handouts and tablets helped parents of preterm infants prepare and dramatically reduced anxiety in a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2022
• PAS 2022 Furosemide Seen as Safe for Preventing Newborn Lung Disease Frequently used off-label, the drug was not riskier than placebo, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, April 25, 2022
• Early Promise for New Agent in Congenital Hyperinsulinism in Kids Exendin-(9-39) may offer some children born with this rare disease, which results in excessively low blood glucose, an alternative to near-total pancreatectomy.
  Medscape Medical News, April 21, 2022
• Complicated Appendicitis During Pregnancy: Surgery May Be Best Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis had fewer complications than those who received nonsurgical treatment or delayed surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, April 18, 2022