Pregnancy & Pediatrics
Hearing Difference May Be SIDS Marker
SEATTLE — Newborn hearing tests may provide a marker for infants at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), researchers found. [more]
Low-Birth-Weight and Obesity Rates Both on the Rise in U.S. Kids
BETHESDA, Md. — More low-birth-weight infants are being born but older kids are heavier than ever, according to the federal government’s latest snapshot of child health. Listen: Press Briefing on the America’s Children Report [more]
ESHRE: Assisted Reproduction May Increase Umbilical Abnormalty Risks
LYON, France — As the complexity of assisted reproduction techniques increases, so does the frequency of umbilical cord abnormalities, Belgian investigators reported here. [more]
Autism Diagnosis Can Be Made at an Earlier Age
BALTIMORE — About half of children who develop autism may be diagnosable by 14 months of age, researchers found in a small study that dropped the bar for early diagnosis by six months. [more]
Antibiotic Use in Infants Boosts Asthma Risk
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Children who are given antibiotics during the first year of life may be at significantly greater risk of developing asthma, researchers here found. [more]
More Evidence of Harm from Smoking During Pregnancy
UTRECHT, Netherlands — Exposure to tobacco smoke before birth may raise blood pressure substantially in infancy, which could have consequences later in life, researchers here said.
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