Breastfeeding… Breastfeeding during pregnancy 24 Feb 202222 Feb 2022 A Mother may be still breastfeeding when she conceives again. This creates the dilemma of whether to continue breastfeed or not, as there is often a social and medical pressure…
Breastfeeding… Maternal Medications and Breastfeeding 20 Feb 202220 Feb 2022 Drug inserts or prescribing information leaflets of most of the commonly used drugs would mention a restriction during both pregnancy and breastfeeding, despite a lack of scientific evidence to support…
Breastfeeding… When breastfeeding is really contraindicated 17 Feb 202215 Feb 2022 Following are the only valid scenarios of Absolute contraindications of a breastfeeding Maternal Drugs Cytotoxic drugs Cyclophosphamide, MethotrexateInfant Galactosemia or Phenyl KetonuriaMother is using an illicit street drug (Substance Abuse)Maternal Ebola…
Disorders of Eye… ROP Screening 23 Jan 202221 Jan 2022 Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the leading causes of preventable childhood blindness in India. Screening for ROP should be performed in All preterm neonates who are born <…
Laboratory Tests… Chromosome Microarray Analysis CMA 20 Jan 202218 Jan 2022 Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is a novel laboratory test used to detect chromosomal imbalance at a higher resolution than current standard karyotype or FISH techniques. This process looks for identification…
Laboratory Tests… Non Invasive Prenatal Test NIPT 16 Jan 202218 Jan 2022 Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), sometimes called noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS), is a method of determining the risk that the fetus will be born with certain genetic abnormalities. This testing analyzes…
Breastfeeding… Tight Cord Around Neck Syndrome T-CAN  6 Jan 20226 Jan 2022 Nuchal cord occurs when the umbilical cord becomes gets wrapped around the fetal neck by 360 degrees or more. Nuchal cords occur in about 10–30 % of fetuses and the incidence increases…
The Fetus and the Neonatal Infant Gestational Age Definitions 26 Dec 202124 Dec 2021 The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Year 2013) endorse and encourage the uniform use of new gestational age designations by all clinicians. Recommended…
Breastfeeding… Lingual frenulum &Tongue tie 19 Dec 202119 Dec 2021 Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a relatively common congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short and/ or tight lingual frenulum, which may restrict tongue mobility. Prevalence estimates range from 4.2% to 10.7%…
CMV… Diagnosing CMV 16 Dec 202114 Dec 2021 Laboratory diagnosis of congenital CMV infection is accomplished by isolation(viral-culture) or molecular detection(PCR) of CMV from urine or saliva samples collected within the first three weeks of life. Both viral culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have high sensitivity and specificity for detection of CMV in infected neonates. Serology should not be used for the routine diagnosis of congenital CMV infection. Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common sequelae of congenital CMV infection. The newborn hearing screen is a valuable tool for detecting otherwise asymptomatic infants with CMV infection.
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