Congenital syphilis remains a preventable cause of neonatal illness, fetal loss and lifelong disability. When Treponema pallidum crosses the placenta, the…
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Neonatal congenital syphilis and long-term neurodevelopmental follow-up
Maternal Zika Virus Infection And Fetal Microcephaly Surveillance
Maternal Zika virus infection can be followed by a healthy pregnancy, yet infection during gestation may affect fetal brain development and produce congenital…
Neonatal Optic Nerve Hypoplasia And Endocrine Deficits
Neonatal optic nerve hypoplasia is a developmental condition in which the optic nerves are smaller than expected. The visual impact can range from mild field…
Fetal tachycardia: causes, assessment and transplacental treatment
Fetal tachycardia is an unusually rapid fetal heart rate, generally defined as a sustained rate above 180 beats per minute. It may be a temporary response to…
Maternal antenatal corticosteroids for late preterm infants
Late preterm birth, defined in Australia as birth from 34+0 to 36+6 weeks of gestation, sits between apparent maturity and genuine physiological vulnerability.…
Neonatal Hemolytic Anemia: Exchange Transfusion Indications
Neonatal haemolytic anaemia occurs when red blood cells are destroyed faster than a newborn can replace them. The resulting unconjugated bilirubin may rise…
Chorionicity-Specific Care In Twin And Higher-Order Pregnancies
Multiple pregnancy is managed according to more than fetal number. The key distinction is chorionicity—the number of placentas—and amnionicity, meaning the…
Fetal Cleft Lip And Palate: Diagnosis And Coordinated Care
A prenatal finding involving the baby’s lip or palate can bring parents into an unfamiliar world of ultrasound terminology, specialist appointments and…
Neonatal Gastric Perforation: Causes, Diagnosis, and Surgical Repair
Neonatal gastric perforation is an uncommon but life-threatening abdominal emergency. A hole in the stomach wall allows air, milk, and gastric contents to…
Maternal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Neonatal Lupus and Heart Block
Maternal systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can affect pregnancy through disease activity, organ involvement, medications, placental dysfunction, and the…
