Neonatal Medicine
Neonatal Medicine

Effects of vitamin D in pregnancy on maternal and offspring health-related outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analyses

Nutr Diabetes. 2024 May 30;14(1):35. doi: 10.1038/s41387-024-00296-0. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency has been linked with several adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To summarize …

Human enteric nervous system progenitor transplantation improves functional responses in Hirschsprung disease patient-derived tissue

Gut. 2024 May 30:gutjnl-2023-331532. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-331532. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a severe congenital disorder affecting 1:5000 live births. HSCR …

Retinopathy of prematurity in Germany over 13 years: incidences, treatment preferences and effects of national guideline changes

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 May 30:fetalneonatal-2024-327133. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327133. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading yet …

Effects of primary or secondary prevention with vitamin A supplementation on clinically important outcomes: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

BMJ Open. 2024 May 30;14(5):e078053. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078053. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This systematic review with meta-analyses of randomised trials evaluated the preventive effects of vitamin A supplements …

Disease burden and risk factors of children aged 0-14 years in China: a retrospective study on data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

BMJ Open. 2024 May 30;14(5):e076013. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076013. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyse the current status, trends and risk factors of disease burden from …

Effects of implementation of a care bundle on rates of necrotising enterocolitis and own mother’s milk feeding in the East Midlands: protocol for a mixed methods impact and process evaluation study

BMJ Open. 2024 May 30;14(5):e078633. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078633. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Prevention of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is vital for improving neonatal outcomes. Feeding own mother’s milk helps …

Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Characterize the Effects of Age and Obesity on the Disposition of Levetiracetam in the Pediatric Population

Clin Pharmacokinet. 2024 May 30. doi: 10.1007/s40262-024-01367-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Levetiracetam is an antiseizure medication used for several seizure types in adults …

Pre- and postoperative levels of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in neonates with congenital heart defects

Turk J Pediatr. 2024 May 23;66(2):151-160. doi: 10.24953/turkjpediatr.2024.4562. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to assess the preoperative and postoperative serum brain- derived …