Preventing and Treating Pain and Stress Among Infants in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit Carol Turnage Spruill Michelle A. LaBrecque KEY POINTS Pain and the effects of analgesia can be…
Common Neonatal Procedures Steven A. Ringer KEY POINTS The benefit of a procedure must be balanced against the impact on patient stability and the risk of complications. Procedures are often…
Hearing Loss in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates Jane E. Stewart Jennifer Bentley Aimee Knorr KEY POINTS 1-3-6: screened before 1 month, diagnosis before 3 months, habilitation/treatment before 6 months…
Retinopathy of Prematurity Kristen T. Leeman Deborah K. VanderVeen KEY POINTS Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) typically develops in premature infants weighing <1,500 g and/or <30 weeks’ gestation at birth. Other…
Vascular Anomalies Javier A. Couto Steven J. Fishman Arin K. Greene KEY POINTS Vascular anomalies are relatively common, affecting approximately 5% of the population. There are two broad types of…
Surgical Emergencies in the Newborn Steven A. Ringer Anne R. Hansen KEY POINTS Bilious emesis is malrotation until proven otherwise. Open lesions (e.g., myelomeningocele and abdominal wall defects) require immediate…
Disorders of Sex Development Jonathan M. Swartz Yee-Ming Chan KEY POINTS Disorders of sex development (DSD) are a heterogeneous group of disorders broadly defined by atypical development of genetic, gonadal,…
Neonatal Effects of Maternal Diabetes Terri Gorman KEY POINTS The majority of infants of diabetic mothers are born to women with gestational diabetes, with pregestational type 2 diabetes rates now…
Thyroid Disorders Ari J. Wassner Mandy Brown Belfort KEY POINTS Fetal and neonatal hyperthyroidism occurs in approximately 1% to 2% of infants born to mothers with Graves’ disease. Women with…