Neonatal Medicine
Neonatal Medicine

Clinical examination for identifying low-risk pregnancies suitable for expectant management beyond 40-41 gestational weeks: maternal and fetal outcomes

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Dec 17. doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07869-5. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: There is an ongoing discussion on whether the benefits of term …

AI models in clinical neonatology: a review of modeling approaches and a consensus proposal for standardized reporting of model performance

Pediatr Res. 2024 Dec 17. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03774-4. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly advancing area with growing clinical applications in …

Sarcomere gene variants did not improve cardiac function in pediatric patients with dilated cardiomyopathy from Japanese cohorts

Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 16;14(1):30469. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-77360-3. ABSTRACT Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a progressive myocardial disorder characterized by impaired cardiac contraction and ventricular dilation. However, …

Impact of prenatal exposure to delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on birth size and postnatal growth trajectories

Pediatr Obes. 2024 Dec 16:e13187. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13187. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to cannabis (or more specifically, delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol [Δ9-THC]) has been …

Prenatal diagnosis of vasa praevia in routine clinical practice: Prevention of stillbirths and impact on perinatal outcomes

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2024 Dec 13;305:117-121. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.12.016. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Vasa praevia (VP) is defined as the presence …