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Cesarean delivery’s effects on birth hormones may lead to neurodevelopmental consequences

Cesarean section delivery and vaginal delivery lead to different hormonal exposures that may affect a newborn's development, according to an article published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology.

4 Nov 2020

Infection prevention practices during COVID-19 result in shorter hospital stays for moms, babies

New infection prevention practices implemented during the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in significantly shorter hospital stays for mothers and their babies, according to investigators at Cedars-Sinai, with no changes in the rates of cesarean deliveries, complications or poor outcomes.

3 Nov 2020

Children with minor perinatal brain bleeds have normal cognitive development at two years of age

In 2007, UNC researchers published unexpected and surprising results from a study based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of newborn brains.

30 Oct 2020

C-Path receives grant to collect real-world data for real-world evidence in neonatology

Arizona-based Critical Path Institute is pleased to announce it has been awarded a multi-year grant by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to advance standards and methodologies designed to generate real-world evidence from real-world data through a neonatal pilot project through the International Neonatal Consortium.

27 Oct 2020

Antenatal steroids improve preterm newborn survival in low-resource settings, finds study

The results of a new clinical trial, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that dexamethasone- a glucocorticoid used to treat many conditions, including rheumatic problems and severe COVID-19- can boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth in low-resource settings.

23 Oct 2020

Study reveals developmental changes of the immune system during first week of life

Within the womb, a human fetus benefits from the protection of the placenta, limiting their contact with pathogens.

22 Oct 2020

Study looks at childbirth experiences during COVID-19 in the USA

A new study by Elizabeth Mollard at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Amaya Wittmaack from the University of Virginia School of Medicine published on the preprint server medRxiv in October 2020 reveals that pregnant women may feel less supported during their childbirth experience due to the changes in maternity unit practices related to the pandemic.

22 Oct 2020

Scientists uncover a novel cellular mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins

About 30 years ago, Dr. Richard Sifers set out on a journey to discover why people with a rare condition known as alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency present with high variation in the severity of liver disease.

21 Oct 2020

NMR Metabolomics as Novel Screening Tool for New-borns (For Research Only)

In this interview, Oscar Millet, group leader of the Precision Medicine and Metabolism group of the CIC bioGUNE, talked to News Medical about his research into the use of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) metabolomic analysis as a clinical screening tool. His team has used NMR to screen urine samples form new-borns for congenital metabolic disorders.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 20 Oct 2020

Supportive nursing care during labor and after childbirth increases breastfeeding rates

New parents who receive attentive, supportive nursing care during labor and immediately after childbirth are more likely to exclusively breastfeed their newborn when leaving the hospital, finds a study published in MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing.

15 Oct 2020

New technology precisely diagnoses sickle cell disease in a minute

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have developed a new way to diagnose diseases of the blood like sickle cell disease with sensitivity and precision and in only one minute.

15 Oct 2020

Study summarizes treatment and management of glutaric acidemia type 1

A new study summarizes over 30 years of clinical experience in the treatment and management of glutaric acidemia type 1 (GA1), a rare and potentially devastating metabolic disorder caused by variants in the GCDH gene.

14 Oct 2020

Mothers transmit passive protection against SARS-CoV-2 to their newborns

A recent study published on the preprint server medRxiv in October 2020 shows that newborns may be protected from acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by antibodies in the mother’s blood that travels through the placenta.

13 Oct 2020

Women living in least restrictive states are more likely to give birth to low-birth weight babies

American women living in states with less restrictive reproductive rights policies are less likely to give birth to low-birth weight babies, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.

13 Oct 2020

COVID-19-positive mothers rarely transmit the virus to their newborns

Mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection rarely transmit the virus to their newborns when basic infection-control practices are followed, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

12 Oct 2020

Newborn News and Research

Cesarean delivery’s effects on birth hormones may lead to neurodevelopmental consequences

Infection prevention practices during COVID-19 result in shorter hospital stays for moms, babies

Children with minor perinatal brain bleeds have normal cognitive development at two years of age

C-Path receives grant to collect real-world data for real-world evidence in neonatology

Antenatal steroids improve preterm newborn survival in low-resource settings, finds study

Study reveals developmental changes of the immune system during first week of life

Study looks at childbirth experiences during COVID-19 in the USA

Scientists uncover a novel cellular mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins

NMR Metabolomics as Novel Screening Tool for New-borns (For Research Only)

Supportive nursing care during labor and after childbirth increases breastfeeding rates

New technology precisely diagnoses sickle cell disease in a minute

Study summarizes treatment and management of glutaric acidemia type 1

Mothers transmit passive protection against SARS-CoV-2 to their newborns

Women living in least restrictive states are more likely to give birth to low-birth weight babies

COVID-19-positive mothers rarely transmit the virus to their newborns

Exome sequencing sheds light on genetic causes of nonimmune hydrops fetalis

Ground-breaking maternal health trial starts across 80 hospitals in Asia and Africa

Expanded screening method can help detect life-threatening complications in preterm babies

Machine learning can predict pediatric ECMO patients at risk of brain injury

Acid reflux drug could help newborns recover from hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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