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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…

Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a practical, evidence-based approach that places a small or premature infant in prolonged skin-to-skin contact with a parent or…

Neonatal sepsis remains a major threat during the first month of life, particularly where premature infants, low-birth-weight babies, and newborns requiring…

The COVID-19 pandemic changed pregnancy care across every region, from highly resourced maternity units to hospitals operating with limited staffing and…

The COVID-19 pandemic changed how maternity services delivered almost every aspect of care. Fetal surveillance was especially affected because pregnancy…

Preterm birth remains one of the most significant threats to newborn survival and long-term development. Birth before 37 completed weeks is associated with…

Pregnancy changes the immune, vascular, and respiratory systems in ways that can alter the course of viral infection. During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians…