March of Dimes Updates: Resources for obstetric and women's health-care providers

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).