Postpartum depression can affect mood, sleep, concentration, bonding, confidence, and daily functioning during a period already shaped by physical recovery and…
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Maternal Postpartum Depression Screening Across Diverse Populations
Fetal Karyotyping: From Cell-Free DNA to Amniocentesis
Chromosomal conditions are among the most important causes of fetal anomalies, developmental differences, pregnancy loss, and neonatal illness. Modern prenatal…
Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction: Care Before and After Birth
Neonatal intestinal obstruction is a group of conditions that prevent milk, swallowed fluid, or intestinal contents from moving normally through the…
Maternal Alcohol Exposure And Fetal Brain Development
Alcohol exposure during pregnancy can affect the developing brain at every stage, from early neural formation to the growth and organization of complex brain…
Neonatal bilirubin encephalopathy: prevention strategies
Neonatal jaundice is common, but severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia can cross the blood–brain barrier and injure vulnerable neural tissue. The resulting…
Fetal exposure to antidepressants: risks and benefits
Depression and anxiety during pregnancy raise a difficult clinical question: can treatment protect the mother and fetus more effectively than stopping…
Perinatal Care for LGBTQIA+ Families
Pregnancy, birth, and the first weeks with a newborn should be supported by safety, dignity, and clinically appropriate care. For LGBTQIA+ families, that…
Neonatal Osteopenia Of Prematurity: Prevention And Monitoring
Neonatal osteopenia of prematurity, also called metabolic bone disease of prematurity, develops when an infant’s mineral supply does not match the rapid bone…
Maternal immunosuppressive therapy in organ transplant recipients
Pregnancy after organ transplantation has become increasingly feasible as surgical techniques, graft survival, and follow-up care have improved. A functioning…
Neonatal arrhythmias: diagnosis and management in infancy
Heart rhythm disorders in newborns and young infants range from harmless variations to rapidly deteriorating emergencies. A fast or slow pulse may be the first…
