What four pregnancy eating patterns revealed about mothers and newborns
Distinct eating patterns emerged among pregnant women, alongside striking differences in maternal health and subtler signals in how…
Immune signaling pathway protects newborn heart cells from injury
Researchers at the University Hospital of Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have identified a previously unknown…
Review challenges common breastfeeding myths in early postnatal care
An evidence review of international research suggests widespread misconceptions within the medical community about early milk production, pacifiers…
Silk patch enables painless monitoring of premature babies’ health
In the neonatal intensive care unit, the most fragile patients in medicine are often the most heavily wired.…
Difficult childbirth is not unique to humans, study finds
The tight fit of a baby’s head through a mother’s birth canal, which causes great difficulty in childbirth,…
Developing brain cells routinely repair severe DNA damage during migration
Newborn nerve cells must squeeze through crowded, narrow spaces-through dense tissue, past other cells, between fibers-to reach the…
Modeling the synergy of maternal screening and newborn HBV vaccination
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection acquired at birth or during early infancy can lead to lifelong health complications, including chronic…
HIQA to assess inclusion of new condition in newborn screening programme
Watchdog publishes protocol for a health technology assessment of the addition of congenital adrenal hyperplasia to the ‘heel…
Trial tests fast-acting brain stimulation for postpartum depression treatment
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai today announced the enrollment of its first patient in a…
Chlorhexidine reduces umbilical cord infections in newborns
A new Cochrane review finds that chlorhexidine likely cuts umbilical cord infection rates by about 29% in low-…
Genomic sequencing may expand newborn screening beyond biochemical tests
Routine newborn screening (NBS) has transformed early disease detection. However, traditional biochemical tests limit the range of conditions…
Sucrose reduces pain in newborns during hospital needle procedures
A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common…