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Fetal Neurosonography: Reading Brain Structure and Development

Fetal neurosonography uses ultrasound to examine the developing brain in real time. It extends the routine midtrimester scan by assessing cerebral anatomy,…

Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation And Birth Outcomes

Vitamin D has attracted sustained interest in perinatal medicine because it supports calcium metabolism, bone development, immune regulation, and placental…

Building a successful neonatal follow-up clinic

A neonatal follow-up clinic bridges the gap between intensive hospital care and healthy childhood development. It supports infants who were born very early,…

Neonatal Hearing Loss: Genetic and Environmental Causes

Hearing supports early communication, bonding, feeding-related interaction, and the development of language. When a newborn has reduced access to sound, timely…

Maternal HIV Prevention Across Pregnancy, Birth, And Early Infancy

Preventing HIV transmission from mother to child is one of the most effective achievements in perinatal medicine. With timely diagnosis, sustained…

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…