Maternal sepsis is a time-critical complication in which infection triggers organ dysfunction during pregnancy, labor, after birth, or following pregnancy…
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Maternal Sepsis: Early Recognition and Antibiotic Therapy
Preventing Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease
Group B Streptococcus (GBS), also called Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly colonizes the gastrointestinal and genital tracts without causing symptoms. During…
Neonatal Jaundice: Phototherapy and Bilirubin Monitoring
Neonatal jaundice is common, but a yellow appearance alone cannot show how much bilirubin is circulating or whether treatment is needed. Most newborns have…
Fetal growth restriction: Doppler surveillance and delivery timing
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a placental insufficiency syndrome in which a fetus fails to reach its biological growth potential. It is often identified…
Maternal Obesity and Cesarean Wound Complications
Maternal obesity is increasingly relevant to perinatal and neonatal medicine because it can affect pregnancy, labor, operative care, and recovery after birth.…
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Non-Pharmacological Care Strategies
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), also called neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), can occur when a newborn has been exposed to opioids during…
Perinatal Tuberculosis: Diagnosis And Management Protocols
Tuberculosis during pregnancy requires rapid coordination between obstetric, infectious disease, respiratory, neonatal, and public health teams. The central…
Managing fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia safely
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is an uncommon but potentially severe condition in which maternal antibodies cross the placenta and…
Adolescent Pregnancy And Perinatal Care Across Oceania
Adolescent pregnancy across Oceania reflects a wide range of social, geographic, and health-system conditions. Outcomes are shaped by the age and health of the…
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Pharmacologic Treatment Algorithms
Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) develops when an infant exposed to opioids during pregnancy becomes physiologically adapted and then experiences…
