Should pregnant women avoid paracetamol?
A new consensus statement calls for greater awareness of the potential for the agent to affect fetal development.
Tag: Neonatal
Smell of milk a heady brew for premmies, study suggests
Tube-fed newborns who smell, as well as taste, milk have larger head circumferences, Aussie study reports.
More good news on paracetamol for premmies with PDA
Australian study shows that the therapy does not increase common childhood diseases by age five.
What is behind this newborn’s nodular skin?
Wilbur is a two-week-old who has been brought in for review of a rash on his back.
Hyperglycaemia: Do fetal growth cut-points need revision?
Abdominal circumference below the 30th percentile appears to flag diabetic pregnancies at risk, Australian researchers say.
Managing infantile colic and constipation
Take a closer look at the presentation and management of infantile colic and constipation in general practice by revisiting the latest diagnostic a…
Newborn has SARS-CoV-2 antibodies but no disease: case
Singaporean case adds to the debate on how the virus is transmitted in pregnancy.
Can babies contract COVID-19 from breast milk?
An Italian report detailing the case of an infant who consumed infected milk, but remained coronavirus negative, has reignited debate.
Coroner to look at ‘cluster’ of baby deaths
RANZCOG calls for ECMO and cardiac surgery at Adelaide hospital where the infants died
Metformin benefits pregnant women on insulin, study finds
The world-first trial was conducted to clarify benefits of metformin for mothers and babies.
