Maternal chronic conditions increase risk of cerebral palsy among offspring
1. Maternal chronic conditions (particularly autoimmune conditions) such as type 1 and 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and migraines were associated...
Enteral water-soluble vitamin A does not reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity in extremely preterm infants
1. Daily enteral water-soluble vitamin A in extremely preterm infants did not significantly reduce the severity of BPD compared to...
Post-extubation high-flow nasal cannula associated with higher rates of treatment failure in preterm infants
1. Rate of treatment failure within 7 days of extubation was higher in patients that received post-extubation high-flow nasal cannula...
Racial differences in postoperative outcomes among otherwise healthy children
1. Through a retrospective analysis, researchers found that healthy African American children, when compared to healthy white children, had higher...
Younger children are more likely to require hospitalization for RSV
1. In this study of children admitted with acute respiratory illness, about one-third were respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-positive and higher...
Congenital heart surgery may affect long-term social outcomes
1. Patients who underwent congenital heart surgery (CHS) had lower rates of advanced educational levels and employment and higher rates...
Characteristics of childhood picky eaters in low-income families
1. During this longitudinal study, 3 consistent trajectories of picky eating were noted: persistently low, persistently medium, and persistently high....
Adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes linked to prenatal exposure to antidepressants
1. Children with in utero exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) demonstrated greater...
Early childhood behaviors and family structure associated with peer victimization
1. On examination of a large Canadian cohort, four developmental trajectories of early childhood self-reported peer victimization were identified. 2....