Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
O'laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was time to switch doctors.
Dec 13, 2023
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O'laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was time to switch doctors.
Dec 13, 2023
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Infants born to women with pre-gestational type 2 diabetes who take second-line non-insulin antidiabetic medications (ADMs) during pregnancy are at no higher risk of major congenital malformations (MCMs) than infants born ...
Dec 11, 2023
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COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new analysis of California birth records.
Nov 27, 2023
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that seriously affects vulnerable populations such as infants, young children and older adults. Dr. Wasem Alsabbagh, associate professor at the University of Waterloo School ...
Nov 20, 2023
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Infants prenatally exposed to cannabis are more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and require neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care than infants without prenatal cannabis exposure, according to a study ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Cases of STIs—sexually transmitted infections—are at epidemic levels in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 9, 2023
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Recommendations have been developed for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing among perinatally exposed infants. The recommendations and report are published in the Nov. 3 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Nov 3, 2023
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Umbilical venous catheterization (UVC) is vital in neonatal care, as it provides essential intravenous access for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). However, UVC is also associated with some risks, ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Federal regulators have sent warning letters to two companies for illegally selling probiotic products for use in preterm infants.
Oct 27, 2023
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Infants of pregnant women who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy had lower risks of severe health outcomes, neonatal death, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, according to a new study from ...
Oct 23, 2023
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