Rhesus hemolytic disease remains a serious but largely preventable cause of fetal anemia, hydrops, neonatal jaundice, and kernicterus. It develops when…
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Neonatal Rhesus Hemolytic Disease: Intrauterine Transfusion and Postnatal Care
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.…
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Recognition and Emergency Care
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a sudden, life-threatening obstetric emergency marked by acute cardiovascular collapse, respiratory failure, seizures, altered…
Neonatal inborn errors of metabolism and evolving screening panels
Newborn screening has become one of the most effective public health programs in perinatal medicine. A small blood sample collected during the first days of…
Maternal Trauma in Pregnancy: Imaging and Fetal Monitoring
Trauma during pregnancy creates two linked clinical priorities: stabilizing the pregnant patient and identifying harm to the fetus, placenta, uterus, or…
Neonatal Retinopathy Screening And Laser Treatment
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of abnormal retinal blood vessel development in premature infants. It can resolve without treatment, yet rapidly…
Fetal Lung Maturity Testing: Indications and Interpretation
Fetal lung maturity testing assesses whether the developing lungs are likely to produce enough surfactant for effective breathing after birth. Surfactant…
Neonatal adrenal insufficiency: diagnosis and stress dosing
Neonatal adrenal insufficiency is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening endocrine disorder. In the first weeks of life, inadequate cortisol production…
