June 5th 2025
Unlike conventional carrier screening that estimates generic reproductive risk, the UNITY panel offers a direct fetal risk estimate.
Examining factors in teen pregnancies that lead to poorer infant outcomes
May 4th 2021Pregnancy in adolescence can lead to poorer outcomes in both mother and child. An investigation presented at the virtual 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting looks at how educational attainment could impact the outcomes.
Examining the efficacy of using telehealth to offer prenatal care, achieve good perinatal outcomes
April 21st 2021This past year in particular, telehealth showed how effective it could be in delivering quality health care. An investigation looks at how it can be used to help expectant mothers and newborns have positive perinatal outcomes.
Therapy for mothers with PPD can reduce risk of infant’s psychiatric problems
January 28th 2021An investigation provides insight on whether cognitive behavioral therapy for treating a mother’s postpartum depression (PPD) can also reduce the risk of emotion regulatory and psychiatric problems in her child.
Red papulonodule with central crusting on a neonate’s cheek
January 14th 2021A newborn boy born via normal vaginal delivery at 38.6 weeks gestation to a 33-year-old G5P2022 mother presented at birth with an asymptomatic 8-mm red, papulonodule with central crusting on the right cheek. What's the diagnosis?
Can a father’s past stressors impact his child’s brain development?
November 30th 2020It’s been long understood that a mother’s health and life before pregnancy can have an impact on her offspring’s development. An investigation offers some insight into how a father’s early life stress can alter his offspring’s brain development.