Neonatal Medicine Journal Articles

• Controlling Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Infections What strategies may help reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated respiratory viral infections? Which are most effective?
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, August 03, 2020
• Neonatal Seizures: Diagnosis, Etiologies, and Management Neonatal seizures can be challenging to recognize and diagnose. Review early identification and treatment of neonatal seizures and their underlying etiologies in this article.
  Seminars in Neurology, July 27, 2020
• Safety of In-Utero Antiretroviral Exposure How safe is the use of ART during pregnancy? Might in-utero exposure to these drugs contribute to a higher risk for neurologic abnormalities?
  AIDS, July 16, 2020
• Cognitive Development After Prenatal Opioid Exposure This study examined cognitive and language development of children prenatally exposed to opioids. Does prenatal opioid exposure affect boys and girls differently?
  Journal of Pediatric Psychology, July 15, 2020
• Improving Antibiotic Appropriateness in U.S. ICUs A new study looks at the frequency of inappropriate antibiotic utilization across ICUs and identifies opportunities for improvement.
  Critical Care Medicine, July 07, 2020
• Opioid Use Among HIV+ Pregnant Women and Complication Risk This study examined maternal-fetal outcomes in pregnant HIV-positive women who use opioids.
  Southern Medical Journal, July 01, 2020
• Maternal Spontaneous Abortion and Risk of ADHD in Offspring Is a maternal history of spontaneous abortion associated with an increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in future offspring?
  Human Reproduction, June 23, 2020
• Benefits of a Comprehensive Evidence-Based NICU-MT Program Learn more about neonatal intensive care music therapy and find out about the therapeutic and neurodevelopmental benefits it provides.
  Pediatric Nursing, June 22, 2020
• Brain Hemodynamic Activity, Eye Movement During Movie Viewing This fMRI study analyzed how adopting a social perspective of a specific movie protagonist was reflected in the brain activity and eye movement patterns of the watcher.
  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, June 05, 2020
• Global Elimination of Mother-to-child Transmission of HBV What must be done to eliminate mother-to-child HBV transmission, especially in limited resource settings? This article highlights barriers to current interventions, and proposes alternatives.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, May 07, 2020
• Intranasal Dex as a Sedative Agent for EEG in Children This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of intranasal DEX for sedation in children during EEG.
  BMC Anesthesiology, May 04, 2020
• Raltegravir in HIV-Exposed Neonates This study provides insight into the pharmacokinetics and safety of raltegravir in HIV-exposed neonates and discusses optimal dosing regimens.
  JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, April 23, 2020
• Parathyroidectomy in First Trimester of Pregnancy When should parathyroidectomy be considered during pregnancy? Is it safe to perform during the first trimester?
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, April 08, 2020
• Lowering Gestational Diabetes Risk by Prenatal Counseling Does better weight gain counseling of expectant mothers reduce the risk of gestational diabetes and improve obstetric outcomes?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, April 07, 2020
• Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis in Newborns, Children, and Adults Learn more about the available diagnostic modalities for the identification of cystic fibrosis across all age groups.
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 03, 2020
• Adherence to Therapy in Pregnant Women With IBD Does medication adherence patterns in pregnant women with IBD differ by drug class? How might adherence influence birth outcomes for women with IBD?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 01, 2020
• Comparison of Two Methods of Labor Analgesia This study compared the clinical effects of combined spinal-epidural anesthesia and continuous epidural anesthesia for labor analgesia. Is one superior to the other?
  BMC Anesthesiology, March 30, 2020
• School Performance in Children Born After ICSI How does the school performance of children conceived after ICSI compare with that of children born after IVF and spontaneous conception?
  Human Reproduction, March 24, 2020
• Need for BCG Vaccination to Prevent TB TB remains a major public health issue, and BCG vaccinations are imperative to prevent the infection in high-risk areas and populations.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 23, 2020
• Cutoff Value for Correcting WBC Count for Nucleated RBCs Commonly used cutoff values for white blood cell count correction can vary widely. Is it time for more standardized thresholds?
  Laboratory Medicine, March 04, 2020