Stories

Maternal weight status before conception and the amount of weight gained during pregnancy can shape health for both parent and baby. A high body mass index…

The 2020 update to neonatal resuscitation guidance refined how birth teams prepare for, assess, and support newborns who do not transition smoothly after…

Preterm birth occurs before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy and remains a major cause of neonatal illness, developmental complications, and infant mortality…

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) requires careful control of maternal blood glucose while supporting fetal growth and preventing complications around birth.…

Preterm birth interrupts a period of rapid brain growth, sensory organization, and early learning. The weeks or months spent outside the womb can expose an…

Vaccination during pregnancy is a central part of preventive perinatal care. It protects the pregnant patient from infections that can become severe during…

Perinatal medicine depends on rapid exchange. Neonatologists, obstetricians, midwives, fetal medicine specialists, researchers, and allied health professionals…

A crisis can transform a neonatal intensive care unit from a carefully balanced clinical environment into a setting of urgent scarcity. Beds, ventilators,…

Non-invasive prenatal testing has changed the way clinicians screen for common fetal chromosomal conditions. By analyzing cell-free DNA fragments circulating…

The COVID-19 pandemic changed antenatal care from a mostly clinic-based service into a flexible mix of in-person appointments, telephone calls, video…