Tag: Infant / Child Care
Infant Screen Use Linked to Alterations in Cortical EEG Before Age 2
Link between infant screen time, executive functioning at school age partially mediated by frontocentral and parietal theta/beta ratios
FDA Wants to Lower Lead Levels in Baby Food
Agency has proposed lowering allowable levels of lead in foods meant for infants and children younger than 2 years of age
Abbott Labs Confirms Justice Department Probe Following Infant Formula Crisis
In February 2022, Abbott plant in Sturgis, Michigan, was shut down after reports that four infants who had consumed formula made at the plant became ill
Functional Burden Ameliorated With Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Improved outcomes seen at two years for those with newborn screening coupled with access to disease-modifying therapies
Prognostic Model Identifies Cerebral Palsy in Infants
Prognostic model using 12 variables identifies 2.4-fold more children with CP than would have presented with encephalopathy
Vaccine Coverage by Age 24 Months Unchanged During Pandemic
Coverage with combined seven vaccine series decreased for children living below federal poverty level, in rural areas
5.4 Million Baby Sleepers Recalled After More Than 115 Infant Deaths
Companies said they have been unable to confirm the circumstances of what happened in some of the reports
Almost 700,000 Rocking Sleepers Recalled After 15 Babies Die
Original recall was announced in April 2019; new announcement issued Jan. 9
Methylprednisolone No Benefit in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Infants
No significant difference seen in likelihood of worse outcome in adjusted analysis for methylprednisolone versus placebo
Factors ID’d for Hearing Loss in Newborns With Congenital Cytomegalovirus
Risk for congenital hearing loss increased for those with petechiae at birth, periventricular cysts on MRI, seroconversion in first trimester