» How US fetal tissue research was sacrificed on the altar of politics
06/05/26 09:16 from Latest headlines from BMJ
The annual March for Life, the high point of the US anti-abortion movement’s calendar, took place in Washington DC on 23 January 2026. The day before, US President Donald Trump’s administration had announced that research using fetal tis...

» [Comment] Offline: Ten lessons for women's and children's health
02/05/26 00:00 from The Lancet
It began with fury. Jennifer Bryce wanted to know what The Lancet was doing about 10 million under-5 deaths taking place each year, most of which were preventable. We were not doing anything. And nor were the UN agencies, including UNICE...

» Effectiveness of Maternal Influenza Vaccine to Infants: A Population-Based Cohort Study
02/05/26 00:00 from Pediatrics & Neonatology
Infants younger than 6 months are at increased risk of severe influenza-related complications but they are not eligible for vaccination. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of maternal influenza vaccination in preventing influ...

» Gastric lavage for neonates with coffee-ground hematemesis: Toward a selective, evidence-based approach
13/04/26 00:00 from Pediatrics & Neonatology
Coffee-ground hematemesis in the early postnatal period is often due to swallowed maternal blood rather than true neonatal gastrointestinal bleeding [1]. Although it is usually benign and self-limited, it often prompts the administration...

» International collaborations in neonatal and fetal medicine — Low-and-middle income countries have the patients and high-income countries have the technology: Consensus, conundrums and controversies
12/04/26 00:00 from Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
International collaborations between investigators in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs) in neonatal and fetal medicine have expanded over the past decade. This narrative review documents a rise in H...

» Human milk fortification in preterm infants: Navigating evidence, practice, and controversy
02/04/26 00:00 from Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Human milk is universally recognized as the optimal source of nutrition for preterm infants, providing immunologic, bioactive, and enzymatic components that provide health benefits and are associated with decreased morbidities of prematu...

» Echocardiographic diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism in a preterm infant presenting with congenital chylothorax
25/03/26 00:00 from Pediatrics & Neonatology
A male newborn weighing 2,368 g was delivered via emergency cesarean section at 32 3/7 weeks of gestation following progressive fetal hydrops. He was diagnosed with congenital chylothorax and treated with bilateral chest drainage, diuret...

» Introduction
27/02/26 00:00 from Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
As Guest Editors of this special edition of Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (SFNM), it is our honor to present the Proceedings of the inaugural Neonatal Insights: Best Evidence and Practice in Clinical Neonatology Conference, hel...

» Maternal transmission, neonatal outcomes, and predictors of adverse effects in congenital cytomegalovirus infection
13/02/26 00:00 from Pediatrics & Neonatology
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, caused by a DNA beta-herpesvirus, is the most common congenital infection globally, with significant neurodevelopmental and audiological sequelae. This study aimed to evaluate maternal-to-feta...

» Risk factors for neonatal abstinence syndrome in infants born to mothers using psychotropic medications: A cohort study
31/12/25 00:00 from Pediatrics & Neonatology
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) encompasses symptoms that are observed in neonates exposed to psychotropic drugs in utero. Although NAS associated with opioid exposure has been well studied, the risk of NAS related to maternal psychot...

» Gastric lavage for neonates with coffee-ground hematemesis in early postnatal period: Randomized controlled trial
01/11/25 00:00 from Pediatrics & Neonatology
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of gastric lavage (GL) in neonates with coffee-ground hematemesis due to swallowing maternal blood by postnatal day 1.

» Maternal High-Fat Diet Modifies the Immature Hippocampus Vulnerability to Perinatal Asphyxia in Rats
22/08/18 10:24 from NEO : Last 10 articles
Background: High-fat diet (HFD) is a detrimental habit with harmful systemic consequences, including low-grade, long-lasting inflammation. During pregnancy, HFD can induce developmental changes. Moreover, HFD-related maternal obesity mig...