Natural disasters can transform a routine pregnancy into a time-critical medical emergency. Earthquakes, floods, typhoons, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and…
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Perinatal care when disasters disrupt every layer of care
Cord Blood Gas Analysis In Delivery Room Management
Cord blood gas analysis gives clinicians an objective snapshot of a newborn’s acid–base condition at the moment of birth. While Apgar scores and clinical…
Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy From Bench To Bedside
Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a time-sensitive brain injury caused by reduced oxygen delivery and blood flow around birth. It can affect…
Maternal Exercise During Pregnancy: Benefits, Risks, and Safe Choices
Regular physical activity can support a healthier pregnancy when it is matched to a person’s medical history, fitness level, and stage of gestation. Walking,…
Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B remains one of the most important preventable causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. When infection passes from a pregnant person to an infant…
Simulation training for perinatal emergency preparedness
Perinatal emergencies demand rapid decisions, precise communication, and coordinated action across obstetric, neonatal, anesthesia, midwifery, and nursing…
Neonatal Pharmacokinetics: Safer Dosing for Preterm Infants
Drug therapy in a preterm infant requires more than adjusting an adult dose to a smaller body size. Immature organs, rapid physiological change, variable…
Fetal MRI for Brain Anomalies in Clinical Practice
Fetal magnetic resonance imaging has become an important complement to prenatal ultrasound when a developing brain is difficult to assess or an abnormality…
Maternal Sleep Disorders and Pregnancy Outcomes
Sleep changes are common during pregnancy, but persistent disruption is not always a harmless part of gestation. Insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, restless…
Parental presence in the NICU during COVID-19
The neonatal intensive care unit is a place where advanced technology and human contact must work together. Infants born extremely early or with serious…
