Infants

Evidence Reports

Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 168:
Outcomes of Maternal Weight Gain
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 176:
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Elective Induction of Labor
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 195:
Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Infants
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 205:
Diagnosis and Management of Febrile Infants (0–3 Months)

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Research Findings

Research Activities, July 2012:
Study identifies signals that may predict infant neurological impairment
Research Activities, June 2012:
Japanese cultural beliefs linked to increased female infant mortality in 1966, the year of the fire horse
Research Activities, April 2012:
Midwest hospitals lead in newborn male circumcision rates
Research Activities, March 2012:
Costs of congenital heart operations vary among hospitals
Despite recommendations against it, early discharge of late-preterm newborns remains common
Research Activities, January 2012:
Pediatric cardiology centers vary in treatment of infants with single ventricle congenital heart disease

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Research Activities, December 2011:
Birth defects may be linked to high blood pressure, not use of ACE inhibitors in early pregnancy
Research Activities, November 2011:
Uncertainty surrounds use of terbutaline to prevent preterm birth
Research Activities, October 2011:
Certain factors increase risk of medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
More research is needed on outcomes after maternal-fetal surgery
Human rhinovirus linked to bronchiolitis and upper respiratory infections among healthy term infants
Research Activities, September 2011:
A standard enzyme assay may help screen for rickets in breast-fed infants not given vitamin D supplements
Research Activities, July 2011:
Most American women experience complications during delivery
Research Activities, June 2011:
Dilators more cost-effective than surgery for correcting congenital condition in females
Research Activities, May 2011:
Studies examine black mothers' choices for infant sleep position and location
Research Activities, February 2011:
Vaginal births after cesarean are safe for most women
Prenatal screening for Group B streptococci often fails to live up to current screening and treatment guidelines
Research Activities, January 2011:
Black mothers skeptical of relationship between infant sleep position and SIDS

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Research Activities, December 2010:
Fever over 100°F following multiple infant vaccinations is rare
Research Activities, June 2010:
Respiratory syncytial virus is more serious than the flu in young children
Research Activities, April 2010:
Neighborhoods, abuse, and anxiety contribute to low birth weights
Certain factors can help prepare families to bring infants home from neonatal intensive care units
Research Activities, March 2010:
Advantage of high survival rates among low-weight black infants has waned over time

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Research Activities, November 2009:
Infants are at the highest risk for errors involving cardiovascular drugs
Task force finds insufficient evidence to screen for newborn jaundice to prevent a more serious chronic condition
Research Activities, March 2009:
Inducing labor at 40 weeks may reduce infant deaths
Research Activities, January 2009:
Immunization of infants with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has wide preventive effects

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