What's new on Contemporary Pediatrics: July 12 to 16

Although avascular necrosis (AVN) is believed to be an iatrogenic complication following treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip, an investigation in China found 2 characteristics associated with the condition: the likelihood of AVN increases with both the grade of dislocation and of underdevelopment of the ossific nucleus.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with one of our newest editorial advisory board members: Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI to discuss what led to her career in medicine and what she thinks the future holds for pediatrics.

Prenatal exposure to industrial air pollutants increases risk of adverse birth outcomes in infants.

In the latest episode of our podcast series, Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN shares why she got into medicine, the myths of pediatric, and what the future may hold for the specialty.

Hyperbilirubinemia can lead to brain complications in rare instances, which the guidelines work to prevent.

A retrospective study found that postmenarchal women with a renal anomaly were also at risk of having a Müllerian anomaly.