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Medical Complexity Seen in 12 Percent of Military-Connected Children
FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 – The cumulative incidence of children with medical complexity (CMC)-defining diagnoses in military-connected children is 12.0 percent by age 60 months, according to a study...
AI Model Can Optimize, Standardize Total Parenteral Nutrition Formulas
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – An artificial intelligence (AI) approach identified total parenteral nutrition (TPN) formulas that increase safety and potentially reduce costs for neonates admitted to...
Consensus Guidance Lays Out Recommendations for Postpartum Physical Activity
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 – New mothers are encouraged to engage in two hours per week of exercise, according to a consensus guideline published online March 25 in the British Journal of Sports...
Black Americans Twice As Likely To Die During Childhood As Whites
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – Black babies and children are more than twice as likely to die as white kids, and that gap has grown since the 1950s, a new study says. Black kids died at a rate 2.15...
2016 to 2023 Saw Increase in NICU Admission Rate
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – From 2016 to 2023, there was an increase in the rate of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions, according to a March data brief published by the National Center...
Low Birth Weight Kids Lag In School Readiness
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 – Most low-birth-weight toddlers are not on track to be ready to attend school, a new study says. Only one-third of babies born weighing less than 5.5 pounds are ready to...
OB/GYNs Walk Away From Anti-Abortion States
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – A brain drain is underway in states that banned or severely restricted abortion after the fall of Roe v Wade, a new study suggests. A significant decline in the number of...
Sisters of Those With Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Also Have Increased CVD Risk
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – Women with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), as do their APO-free sisters, according to a study published online Feb....
Smog During Pregnancy Threatens Newborn Health
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 – Newborns are more likely to be born sickly if their moms are exposed to air pollution during pregnancy, a new study says. A woman's exposure to air pollution during the last...
States With Abortion Bans See More Infant Deaths
FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 – In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in infant deaths, new research reveals. Two studies,...
Probiotics Linked to Reduced Mortality in Infants Born Before 34 Weeks
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – For infants born before 34 weeks of gestation and with a birth weight
Low Vitamin D in First Trimester Tied to Worse Outcomes
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Low vitamin D levels during the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length, according to a study published...
Preterm Birth Slightly Higher for Offspring of Young Male Patients With Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – The prevalence of preterm birth is slightly higher among liveborn offspring of male adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYAs; aged 15 to 39 years), according to a...
Increase Seen in Infant Mortality From Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 – Infant mortality rates decreased from 1999 to 2022, but infant mortality from sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) increased significantly, according to a study published...
Many Very Preterm Infants Experience Pain
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – Many very preterm infants experience pain, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in Pain. Hillary Graham, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and...