Pediatrics

In a recent study, ovarian tissue cryopreservation was indicated as viable for preventing premature ovarian insufficiency in girls and young women receiving gonadotoxic therapies.

The federal agency says infants of a certain age should receive this monoclonal antibody to protect against the virus.

In a recent study, increased rates of precocious puberty were observed during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to prior years.

Sean Esplin, MD, maternal-fetal medicine physician, senior medical director for women’s health, professor, Department of OB/GYN, University of Utah, discusses his presentation on advanced fetal heart rate monitoring interpretation at the 2023 Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists Annual Clinical Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

In a recent study, infants born to mothers with excessive gestational weight gain at gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis had increased risks of large for gestational age and macrosomia.

In a recent study, improved neurodevelopmental outcomes were seen in children aged 2 years whose mothers received a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention during pregnancy.

In a recent study, long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes were improved in children of parents receiving pravastatin compared to placebo.

In a recent study, no significant differences in math and reading test scores were found among children born at term with different gestational ages.

Jonathan Miller, MD, pediatrician and chief of primary care, pediatrics, at Nemours Children's Health in the Delaware Valley, spoke about the latest data regarding early HPV vaccination in children as young as 9 at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting.

In a recent study, Developmental Assessment of Young Children, second edition scores for neurodevelopmental outcomes did not differ between infants exposed to maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy and those not exposed.

In a recent review, recent eviction was associated with worse child health outcomes.

Millicent McCarren, MD, of Allegheny Health Network, sits down with Contemporary OB/GYN® to discuss tips, tricks, and clinical pearls for making sure your adolescent patients are coming in for their routine well woman visits.

For preterm infants, clinical outcomes from microbial mechanisms are not affected by a diet of only human milk compared to bovine milk formulas or fortifiers.

At the 44th National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Conference, evidence-based approaches for supporting pregnant adolescents were discussed.

Nearly 59% of an infant’s microbiota composition is transferred by their mother.

In a recent study, worse neurodevelopmental outcomes were seen in children born preterm and with postnatal growth failure.

A booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy increases protection of infants from infection and related hospitalization.

Both undertreatment and overtreatment were common in this cohort of penicillin-allergic pregnant women with Group B Streptococcus (GBS).

In doing so, the country met the new target of the World Health Organization.

A teenager’s day-to-day behavior can vary greatly. Here are some tips for understanding and navigating this challenging time.

The same risk was not found for offspring of fathers with primary immunodeficiencies.

The rare condition can lead to life-threatening anemia in the fetus and currently lacks FDA-approved treatments.

In a recent study, maternal depression during pregnancy was associated with offspring brain age, while recent stress in offspring was associated with a greater aging pace.

Artificial neural network models have been developed which are able to accurately and efficiently predict neonatal metabolic bone disease.

In a recent study, the infant survival rate among periviable infants varied based on the type of active postnatal care received at certain gestational ages.