Preventing HIV transmission during pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding depends on coordinated care rather than a single medicine or decision. Maternal…
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Perinatal HIV prevention, prophylaxis, and infant feeding
Neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia: caffeine therapy and oxygen weaning
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic respiratory disorder that affects many very preterm infants after prolonged oxygen exposure, mechanical…
Maternal bariatric surgery and nutritional deficiencies in pregnancy
Bariatric surgery can improve fertility, insulin resistance, hypertension, and obesity-related pregnancy risks. It can also alter digestion, appetite, stomach…
Fetal Gastroschisis: Prenatal Monitoring And Timing Of Delivery
Fetal gastroschisis is a congenital abdominal wall defect in which the intestines, and occasionally other abdominal organs, herniate through an opening beside…
Neonatal Stroke: Cooling, Clot Reperfusion, And Brain Protection
Neonatal stroke: therapeutic hypothermia and reperfusion strategies are increasingly discussed together, although they address different biological problems.…
Maternal corticosteroid use and fetal growth: risk-benefit analysis
Antenatal corticosteroids are among the most important interventions for pregnancies at risk of preterm birth. Betamethasone and dexamethasone accelerate fetal…
Neonatal Rhesus Hemolytic Disease: Intrauterine Transfusion and Postnatal Care
Rhesus hemolytic disease remains a serious but largely preventable cause of fetal anemia, hydrops, neonatal jaundice, and kernicterus. It develops when…
Fetal karyotyping: chorionic villus sampling vs amniocentesis risks
Fetal karyotyping examines chromosomes to identify conditions such as trisomy 21, trisomy 18, trisomy 13, Turner syndrome, and some structural chromosome…
Maternal antiepileptic drug exposure and congenital malformations
Epilepsy during pregnancy presents a difficult balance between controlling maternal seizures and limiting fetal exposure to medication. Generalized convulsive…
Gentle Strategies For Managing Pain In Newborn Care
Newborns experience pain during procedures such as heel lancing, venipuncture, immunization, catheter placement, eye examinations, and respiratory support.…
