The arrival of a new baby has most parents reading up a storm on baby books, taking prenatal classes, decorating the nursery and picking out baby names. Once the newborn arrives, new parents may find ...

A large-scale survey of published studies associatesd probiotics with a favorable benefit-to-risk ratio for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) although it did not rule out a small risk of ...

The high level of knowledge of pediatricians in SIDS is very important for qualitative carrying out of the preventive measures concerning of SIDS. The purpose of investigation was to determine the ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a revised policy statement on the definitions of levels of newborn care in Pediatrics. The revised statement updates previous definitions published in ...

Like any other newborn, the neonatal horse can be a challenging patient. Its immune system is still under construction, its blood chemistry can vary wildly, and -- like most infants -- it wants to ...

Adding ring block to a local anesthetic cream and sucrose improves pain relief for newborns being circumcised, according to a study published online today in Pediatrics. Newborn circumcision is one of ...

Just last week, I read an X-ray study of an infant who died while sleeping with a parent. I am a pediatric radiologist, and in cases where an infant has died unexpectedly, we often obtain X-ray images ...

This PHM 2025 session summary addresses outdated medical practices and current evidence-based approaches in pediatric care.