Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is one of the most important infectious causes of childhood sensorineural hearing loss. A baby may appear well at birth and…
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Congenital Cytomegalovirus: Newborn Dosing And Hearing Follow-Up
Fetal Aortic Stenosis: Balloon Valvuloplasty in Modern Practice
When clinicians talk about congenital heart disease presenting in utero, critical aortic stenosis stands out as one of the few lesions where action before…
Phototherapy for Neonatal Jaundice: Devices That Care for Tiny Skin
Every year, roughly six in ten newborn babies develop some degree of jaundice in the first days of life. Bilirubin, a yellow pigment produced by the breakdown…
Maternal Sleep Position in Pregnancy and Fetal Well-Being
Pregnancy transforms sleep in ways many expectant parents underestimate. Beyond the familiar heartburn, restless legs, and frequent bathroom trips, the way a…
inatal Human Papillomavirus Infection and Vertical Transmission
Human papillomavirus is widely recognised as the causative agent of cervical cancer, genital warts, and oropharyngeal disease in adults, yet its footprint in…
Erythropoietin therapy and transfusion triggers in neonatal anemia
Premature infants cared for in Australian neonatal intensive care units lose blood at a rate that would be alarming in older patients, yet their physiology…
Fetal Urinary Tract Obstruction: Vesicoamniotic Shunt Outcomes
Fetal urinary tract obstruction is a serious pregnancy complication in which urine cannot pass normally from the fetal bladder into the amniotic cavity. The…
Maternal autoimmune disease and the placental journey of antibodies
Many women of reproductive age live with autoimmune conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome, immune thrombocytopenia, or myasthenia…
Amplitude integrated EEG monitoring in neonatal seizure care
Neonatal seizures are among the most common neurological emergencies encountered in the perinatal period, with the majority arising within the first week of…
Fetal Meningomyelocele: Postnatal Repair and Urologic Care
Meningomyelocele, the most common open neural tube defect compatible with survival, results from failed closure of the caudal neuropore during the fourth week…
