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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Rotavirus Vaccine is Safe for Use in NICU Babies
Risk of transmission of the rotavirus vaccine is extremely low and poses very minimal risk to NICU babies
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Doctors Receive Prestigious Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding Award to Study Widespread Implementation of Newborn Resuscitation
This study aims to expand use of supraglottic airways as a potential approach for better outcomes for newborns who require resuscitation
Fellow’s Corner: Helping Mothers Be the Best They Can Be
Unique program provides pregnant and new mothers baby care information and health tips in the shelter where they live. Neonatologists, fellows and APPs visit monthly.
Antibiotic Use in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Decreased Over Time, according to a New Study from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
In a new study, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that the total amount of antibiotics prescribed to extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) decreased over time. The findings were published today in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition.
Expanding Access to Omics-enabled Care in the CHOP ICUs
Rapid diagnosis in the neonatal and cardiac intensive care units (NICU, CICU) is essential to provide care and treatment to critically ill infants.
Air Quality FAQs for Patients & Families
You might be feeling anxious about the poor air quality in our region. While this problem is real, it does not mean that there is nothing we can do to help keep our family safe.
Novel Program to ‘CATCH’ a NICU Graduate’s Problems Early
The literature reports that one-third of 600 000 children in the United States who are dependent on medical technology are NICU graduates.
Fellows Corner: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Neonatal Lung Disease
Preterm infants born at less than 28 weeks gestation are exceedingly fragile due to the underdeveloped nature of every major organ system.
Pediatric Reflection: Motherhood Taught Me What I Didn’t Know
Kaitlyn Murphy, MD, is a primary care pediatrician in the CHOP Care Network at the Nicholaas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia.
Mild Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Can ‘Hide’ Until After Birth
A 5-day-old infant was referred to the Emergency Department from her primary care doctor with tachypnea, a heart murmur, and decreased oral intake.