Contemporary Pediatrics, Digital Edition, March 2011

Timing of administration of epinephrine was not associated with survival to discharge for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, but overall use of epinephrine was.

In a recent study, rates of stillbirth were higher in pregnancies with increased maternal body mass index.

In this Contemporary Pediatrics® interview, Benjamin Maxwell, MD, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California, details the rise in pediatric mental health concerns, emergency department visits, and the potentially concerning aspects of social media among youth.

Expanding peripartum prophylaxis could be more cost-effective, but would likely lead to significant over-treatment.