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Administering corticosteroids during pregnancy leads to improved postnatal growth in infants born extremely or very preterm, as shown in a study.
Children who have hypertension are more likely to experience adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the future than those without high blood pressure (BP), according to a study presented at PAS 2024.
Infants treated with darbepoetin through 35 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA) have a lower risk of death or grade 2‒3 bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and a reduced duration of exposure to positive airway pressure, reports a study presented at PAS 2024.
In children who have nonperforated appendicitis with gangrenous, suppurative, and exudative (GSE) findings, the use of antibiotics following appendectomy does not lower the risk of surgical site infection (SSI), as shown in a study.
The duration of exclusive or any breastfeeding does not appear to influence the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in infants, according to a study.
Children with hypertension have a higher likelihood of experiencing major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) for the next 13 years compared with their healthy counterparts, as reported in a study.
Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART), particularly fresh or frozen embryo transfer (ET), were more likely to develop leukaemia than those conceived naturally, according to a recent study.
Children and adolescents with overweight and obesity may be predisposed to low back pain, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Intravitreal aflibercept therapy appears to be safe and efficacious in the management of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) through 2 years of age when compared with laser therapy in children who are born preterm or with low birth weight, according to 2-year data from the nonrandomized FIREFLYE trial.
Increased exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the first 2 years of life has been linked to poor attention capacity in childhood.
