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Newborn or Infant Finding

MedGen UID:
857732
•Concept ID:
C3898138
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Finding

Definition

Clinical, laboratory or molecular evidence, or absence of evidence of disease in a neonate or infant. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Practice Guideline Revision: Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation.
Kemper AR, Newman TB, Slaughter JL, Maisels MJ, Watchko JF, Downs SM, Grout RW, Bundy DG, Stark AR, Bogen DL, Holmes AV, Feldman-Winter LB, Bhutani VK, Brown SR, Maradiaga Panayotti GM, Okechukwu K, Rappo PD, Russell TL
Pediatrics 2022 Sep 1;150(3) doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058859. PMID: 35927462
Galactosemia: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Newborn Screening, and Treatment.
Succoio M, Sacchettini R, Rossi A, Parenti G, Ruoppolo M
Biomolecules 2022 Jul 11;12(7) doi: 10.3390/biom12070968. PMID: 35883524Free PMC Article
Neonatal jaundice: aetiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Mitra S, Rennie J
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2017 Dec 2;78(12):699-704. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.12.699. PMID: 29240507

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Skin Care for the Extremely Low-Birthweight Infant.
Visscher MO, McKeown K, Nurre M, Strange R, Mahan T, Kinnett M, Campbell D, Baker RB, Narendran V
Neoreviews 2023 Apr 1;24(4):e229-e242. doi: 10.1542/neo.24-4-e229. PMID: 37002398
Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: A Review Article.
Yadav P, Yadav SK
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Mar 11;60(247):318-324. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7324. PMID: 35633256Free PMC Article
Assessing floppy infants: a new module.
Cutrona C, Pede E, De Sanctis R, Coratti G, Tiberi E, Luciano R, Pera MC, Velli C, Capasso A, Vento G, Romeo DM, Pane M, Mercuri E
Eur J Pediatr 2022 Jul;181(7):2771-2778. Epub 2022 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04476-x. PMID: 35504981Free PMC Article
The Term Newborn: Evaluation for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.
Bonifacio SL, Hutson S
Clin Perinatol 2021 Aug;48(3):681-695. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.014. PMID: 34353587
Perinatal Cardiovascular Physiology and Recognition of Critical Congenital Heart Defects.
Singh Y, Lakshminrusimha S
Clin Perinatol 2021 Aug;48(3):573-594. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.008. PMID: 34353581

Diagnosis

Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: A Review Article.
Yadav P, Yadav SK
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Mar 11;60(247):318-324. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7324. PMID: 35633256Free PMC Article
The Term Newborn: Evaluation for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.
Bonifacio SL, Hutson S
Clin Perinatol 2021 Aug;48(3):681-695. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.014. PMID: 34353587
Perinatal Cardiovascular Physiology and Recognition of Critical Congenital Heart Defects.
Singh Y, Lakshminrusimha S
Clin Perinatol 2021 Aug;48(3):573-594. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.008. PMID: 34353581
Immature control of breathing and apnea of prematurity: the known and unknown.
Erickson G, Dobson NR, Hunt CE
J Perinatol 2021 Sep;41(9):2111-2123. Epub 2021 Mar 12 doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01010-z. PMID: 33712716Free PMC Article
Evaluation and management of heart murmurs in children.
Frank JE, Jacobe KM
Am Fam Physician 2011 Oct 1;84(7):793-800. PMID: 22010618

Therapy

Skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room for very preterm infants: a randomised clinical trial.
Kristoffersen L, Bergseng H, Engesland H, Bagstevold A, Aker K, Støen R
BMJ Paediatr Open 2023 Mar;7(1) doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001831. PMID: 36958792Free PMC Article
Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants.
McCall EM, Alderdice F, Halliday HL, Vohra S, Johnston L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Feb 12;2(2):CD004210. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004210.pub5. PMID: 29431872Free PMC Article
Lactobacillus reuteri to Treat Infant Colic: A Meta-analysis.
Sung V, D'Amico F, Cabana MD, Chau K, Koren G, Savino F, Szajewska H, Deshpande G, Dupont C, Indrio F, Mentula S, Partty A, Tancredi D
Pediatrics 2018 Jan;141(1) doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1811. PMID: 29279326
Frenotomy for tongue-tie in newborn infants.
O'Shea JE, Foster JP, O'Donnell CP, Breathnach D, Jacobs SE, Todd DA, Davis PG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 11;3(3):CD011065. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011065.pub2. PMID: 28284020Free PMC Article
Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy.
Jacobs SE, Berg M, Hunt R, Tarnow-Mordi WO, Inder TE, Davis PG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Jan 31;2013(1):CD003311. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003311.pub3. PMID: 23440789Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: A Review Article.
Yadav P, Yadav SK
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Mar 11;60(247):318-324. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7324. PMID: 35633256Free PMC Article
Outcome in preterm infants with seizures.
Pisani F, Spagnoli C
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;162:401-414. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64029-1.00019-9. PMID: 31324322
Fetal body composition.
Bernstein I
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2005 Nov;8(6):613-7. doi: 10.1097/01.mco.0000170757.78737.74. PMID: 16205461
Newborn auditory follow-up.
Purdy IB
Neonatal Netw 2000 Mar;19(2):25-33. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.19.2.25. PMID: 11948995
A practical classification of newborn infants by weight and gestational age.
Battaglia FC, Lubchenco LO
J Pediatr 1967 Aug;71(2):159-63. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(67)80066-0. PMID: 6029463

Clinical prediction guides

Expected and Desirable Preterm and Small Infant Growth Patterns.
Fenton TR, Merlino Barr S, Elmrayed S, Alshaikh B
Adv Nutr 2024 Jun;15(6):100220. Epub 2024 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100220. PMID: 38670164Free PMC Article
Outcome in preterm infants with seizures.
Pisani F, Spagnoli C
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;162:401-414. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64029-1.00019-9. PMID: 31324322
A Proposal for a New Method of Evaluation of the Newborn Infant. Originally published in July 1953, volume 32, pages 250-259.
Apgar V
Anesth Analg 2015 May;120(5):1056-1059. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31829bdc5c. PMID: 25899272
Universal newborn hearing screening.
Wrightson AS
Am Fam Physician 2007 May 1;75(9):1349-52. PMID: 17508530
Prechtl's assessment of general movements: a diagnostic tool for the functional assessment of the young nervous system.
Einspieler C, Prechtl HF
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 2005;11(1):61-7. doi: 10.1002/mrdd.20051. PMID: 15856440

Recent systematic reviews

The effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care in hospitalization period of preterm and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Narciso LM, Beleza LO, Imoto AM
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2022 Mar-Apr;98(2):117-125. Epub 2021 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2021.06.004. PMID: 34274324Free PMC Article
Manual therapy for the pediatric population: a systematic review.
Parnell Prevost C, Gleberzon B, Carleo B, Anderson K, Cark M, Pohlman KA
BMC Complement Altern Med 2019 Mar 13;19(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2447-2. PMID: 30866915Free PMC Article
Frenotomy for tongue-tie in newborn infants.
O'Shea JE, Foster JP, O'Donnell CP, Breathnach D, Jacobs SE, Todd DA, Davis PG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 11;3(3):CD011065. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011065.pub2. PMID: 28284020Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants.
Fenton TR, Kim JH
BMC Pediatr 2013 Apr 20;13:59. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-59. PMID: 23601190Free PMC Article
Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy.
Jacobs SE, Berg M, Hunt R, Tarnow-Mordi WO, Inder TE, Davis PG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Jan 31;2013(1):CD003311. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003311.pub3. PMID: 23440789Free PMC Article

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