Tag: Infant / Child Care
Risk for Asthma at Age 4 Years Higher After Pneumonia in Infancy
Risk slightly higher after introduction of nationwide pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Bystander Rescue Breathing CPR Beneficial for Pediatric OHCA
Odds of neurologically favorable survival improved for RB-CPR versus compression-only CPR
Morbidity Risk Up Among Black and Hispanic Term Newborns
More Black and Hispanic women deliver in hospitals ranking in the highest-morbidity tertile compared with White, Asian American women
Risk for Death Increased for Infants After Maltreatment Report
Increased risk for death attributable to medical causes for infants reported for alleged maltreatment
Rule Change Led to Short-Term Drop in Nonmedical Exemptions
32 percent decrease in NMEs in Michigan seen immediately after rule change, but rebound seen in subsequent years
Health Coaching + Change in Early-Life Care Benefits Babies, Moms
Findings show reduced infant overweight and increased receipt of maternal postpartum care among low-income dyads
AAP: Consider Palivizumab for Atypical Interseasonal RSV
AAP strongly supports consideration of palivizumab for patients who would be candidates per current eligibility recommendations
Nonrecommended Milk Types Often Provided to Young Children
63 percent of caregivers of infants provided only breastmilk and/or commercially prepared infant formula
AAP Issues Guideline for Managing Young Infants With Fever
Recommendations address evaluation, management of fever in infants aged 8 to 21, 22 to 28, 29 to 60 days; role of parents emphasized
Model Estimates Routine Child Vaccine Doses Missed During 2020
About 8.5 and 8.9 million more children than expected missed routine vaccination for DTP3 and MCV1, respectively, due to COVID-19 pandemic
