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The Vortex shunt: Short-term feasibility studies in the fetal lamb model of lower urinary tract obstruction and pleural effusion

J Pediatr Urol. 2025 May 5:S1477-5131(25)00251-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2025.04.027. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The suboptimal shunt design of the currently available vesico-amniotic and thoraco-amniotic …

Development and validation of a model for predicting the risks for delayed onset of lactogenesis stage II for Chinese pregnant women

Sci Rep. 2025 May 16;15(1):17074. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-01597-9. ABSTRACT Delayed onset lactogenesis II has adverse effects on breastfeeding and neonatal health. This study aimed to determine …

Validity of ChatGPT in Assisting Diagnosis of Periventricular-Intraventricular Hemorrhage via Cranial Ultrasound Imaging in Very Preterm Infants

Cureus. 2025 Apr 15;17(4):e82300. doi: 10.7759/cureus.82300. eCollection 2025 Apr. ABSTRACT Background Periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage (PV-IVH) is a common complication in very preterm infants (VPIs) and remains …

Prenatal exposure to barium and arsenic and the odds of congenital heart defects in offspring: a nested case-control study within a birth cohort in Lanzhou, China

Front Public Health. 2025 May 1;13:1597178. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1597178. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Previous studies have identified that exposure to heavy metals increases the prevalence of …

Crosstalk with infant-derived Th17 cells, as well as exposure to IL-22 promotes maturation of intestinal epithelial cells in an enteroid model

Front Immunol. 2025 May 1;16:1582688. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1582688. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The intestinal epithelium of human infants is developmentally immature compared to that of adults. …

Studying the effects of McRoberts and neonate-focused maneuvers on the neonatal brachial plexus during shoulder dystocia

Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2025 May 1;13:1474154. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1474154. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of clinical delivery maneuvers on neonatal brachial plexus (BP) …