Parent Guide: Going home with your late preterm infant

In a poster abstract presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition held in Anaheim, California, stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) did not appear to provide benefit for prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding and did not increase SUP-associated adverse effects.

A recent study in JAMA Network Open investigates the impact of extrauterine placental perfusion versus delayed cord clamping on hematocrit levels in newborns, shedding light on potential alternatives for optimizing infant outcomes during birth.

A recent study was highlighted at the 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition that shed light on the long-term impact of very preterm birth on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of infants and identified key determinants.

Vana Papevangelou, MD, PhD, presented current and upcoming strategies to prevent congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in neonates at IDWeek 2023.

Francheska M. Merced-Nieves, PhD, Assistant professor, Departments of Pediatrics and the Institute for Exposomic Research of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explains the associations prenatal exposure to a metal mixture and the potential negative effects for the infant.

In a recent study, improved neurodevelopmental outcomes were seen in children aged 2 years whose mothers received a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention during pregnancy.