More pediatric clinical trials needed

Data pulled from 11 communities in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities (ADDM) Network demonstrate higher autism prevalence for children aged 8 years.

The latest scientific statement from the American Heart Association takes aim at offering clinicians with a summary of contemporary evidence related to the prevalence and increase in long-term risk associated with hypertension in children and adolescents.

The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology’s position statement to eliminate period poverty has acquired a recent endorsement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. 

Children exposed to maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy showed lower birth weight, lower birth BMI, and accelerated postnatal weight gain, compared with those unexposed.