Over a decade ago, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies published a report that found the annual cost of premature births in the United States exceeded…
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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis show that in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome, early use of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) compared…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Empiric therapy in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants with invasive Candida infections is associated with improved outcomes (less death and neurodevelopmental impairment),…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transplacental sotalol, alone or in combination with digoxin, is effective for the treatment of fetal supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) and atrial flutter, with rapid…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs), a strategy of prophylactic bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) followed by early…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Birth defects are uncommon in offspring of women exposed to leflunomide before conception or in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transfusions appear to be associated with an increased risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates, researchers from Canada report in the February 20th online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For preterm neonates at risk of retinopathy, high-dose vitamin A supplementation started soon after birth produces a significant increase in retinal function, a…
