Articles Tagged With: Neonatal
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Is Cannabis Abuse During Pregnancy Associated with Poor Neonatal Outcomes?
Cannabis use disorder is associated with small but significant increased risks measured in multiple neonatal outcomes.
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Is Cannabis Abuse During Pregnancy Associated with Poor Neonatal Outcomes?
Cannabis use disorder is associated with small but significant increased risks measured in multiple neonatal outcomes.
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Why It Is Worth Making Sure All Your Pregnant Patients Receive the Influenza Vaccine
Infants younger than 6 months of age are at risk for severe influenza infections. Vaccination during pregnancy reduces infection and hospitalization risk by nearly 70%.
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Magnesium Sulfate for Neuroprotection
Magnesium sulfate did not improve neurological function and child survival at 2 years of age in women at risk of imminent preterm birth treated between 30 and 34 weeks of gestation.
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Use of Dexamethasone for Fetal Lung Maturity: A Secondary Analysis of the WHO ACTION-I Trial
The neonatal advantages of prenatal dexamethasone administration seem to increase with longer administration-to-birth intervals than previously believed in women at risk of preterm birth before 34 weeks of gestation.
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Provider Perceptions of Neonatal Survival for Fetuses Born at 22 Weeks of Gestation
Prognostic differences exist among neonatal and obstetric care providers when neonates are delivered at 22 weeks of gestation. However, there are no statistically significant differences in the gestational age at which providers recommend active treatment or antenatal corticosteroids.
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Initial Antibiotic Choice for Neonatal Sepsis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Gram-negative rods are responsible for most neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries. Ampicillin-gentamicin usually has been recommended for presumptive treatment, pending bacteriology results (when such tests are available). The results of a multinational study in Africa and Asia suggest resistance to standard therapy is widespread and that ceftazidime-amikacin might be a better option.
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Benefits of Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping
Delayed umbilical cord clamping at the time of delivery resulted in higher mean hematocrit concentrations, with no significant maternal or neonatal complications when compared to immediate umbilical cord clamping.
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Missing the Diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis
The diagnosis of congenital syphilis was delayed until the post-neonatal period in 2.2% of infants born in the United States from 2014-2018.
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Is Prenatal Screening for GBS Cost-Effective in the United States?
In this cost-effectiveness study, screening for group B streptococcus (GBS) at 36 0/7 to 37 6/7 weeks, with rescreening (if GBS results are negative after five weeks of initial screening), is the most cost-effective strategy.