Preventing HIV transmission from mother to child is one of the most effective achievements in perinatal medicine. With timely diagnosis, sustained…
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Maternal HIV Prevention Across Pregnancy, Birth, And Early Infancy
Fetal Therapy for Twin Anemia-Polycythemia Sequence
Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS) is a severe complication of monochorionic twin pregnancy. It develops when very small placental vascular connections…
Neonatal Congenital Syphilis: Screening and Treatment Updates
Congenital syphilis remains a preventable cause of fetal loss, stillbirth, prematurity, neonatal illness, and long-term disability. It develops when Treponema…
Maternal Food Allergies And Pregnancy Nutrition
Food allergies can make pregnancy nutrition feel unusually complicated. Avoiding milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, or shellfish may protect the…
Perinatal asphyxia: biomarkers and neuroimaging in neonatal care
Perinatal asphyxia describes an interruption of oxygen delivery or blood flow around birth that may lead to neonatal encephalopathy, hypoxic-ischaemic injury,…
Neonatal pneumothorax: diagnosis and drainage techniques
Neonatal pneumothorax is an accumulation of air in the pleural space that can impair lung expansion and, in severe cases, reduce venous return and cardiac…
Maternal Thrombophilia And Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Maternal thrombophilia describes an increased tendency for blood to clot during pregnancy. It may arise from inherited variants, such as factor V Leiden, or…
Fetal Macrosomia: Prediction and Delivery Planning
Fetal macrosomia describes a newborn whose birth weight is higher than expected for gestational age, while large for gestational age (LGA) usually refers to a…
Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: cooling therapy criteria
Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) occurs when reduced oxygen delivery and blood flow injure the developing brain around the time of birth. The…
Maternal cholestasis of pregnancy and fetal risks
Maternal cholestasis of pregnancy, also called intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), is a liver disorder that usually develops in the second or third…
