Larry Smarr, Founding Director, CALIT2, details the growing epidemic of children, especially those with gastrointestinal disorders, who were not exposed to the necessary microbiomes during the formative years…
Some pregnant women express concerns over the possibility of pain, vaginal tearing and other risks for themselves and their children. A cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR) may not always…
Pre-natal exposure to anti-epilepsy medications including the drug valproate has been associated with an increased risk for congenital malformations and delayed cognitive development in children. A new study…
John Kenny, MD, Assistant Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, co-author of Psychiatry Test Preparation and Review Manual (Elsevier 2013), delves into a new study (published in the American Journal of Psychiatry) that looks…
It is generally recommended that women who are planning to become pregnant take a daily supplement of folic acid. Taking this supplement has been associated with reduced risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rates of maternal morbidity among women with gestational hypertension are lowest when labor is induced at 38 weeks while neonatal morbidity/mortality rates are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cycled lighting in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) reduces fussing and crying in very preterm infants, researchers from Switzerland report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anemia of prematurity is associated with poor feeding and weight gain. A new study finds that correcting AOP with packed red blood cell…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The neonate with suspected sepsis presents several challenges for clinicians, which are addressed in a newly published Clinical Report from the American Academy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – It’s safe and beneficial to start small volumes of milk feeds early, between 24 and 48 hours after birth, in babies who are…