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Administering corticosteroids during pregnancy leads to improved postnatal growth in infants born extremely or very preterm, as shown in a study.

Infants treated with darbepoetin through 35 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA) have a lower risk of death or grade 2‒3 bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and a reduced duration of exposure to positive airway pressure, reports a study presented at PAS 2024.

Early diagnosis of the rare Pompe disease is a considerable challenge due to lack of awareness among healthcare professionals (HCPs) and symptoms may be mistaken for other conditions, said Dr Ngu Lock Hock, a consultant clinical geneticist and pediatrician.

In children who have nonperforated appendicitis with gangrenous, suppurative, and exudative (GSE) findings, the use of antibiotics following appendectomy does not lower the risk of surgical site infection (SSI), as shown in a study.

The duration of exclusive or any breastfeeding does not appear to influence the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in infants, according to a study.

Children with hypertension have a higher likelihood of experiencing major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) for the next 13 years compared with their healthy counterparts, as reported in a study.

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART), particularly fresh or frozen embryo transfer (ET), were more likely to develop leukaemia than those conceived naturally, according to a recent study.

Children and adolescents with overweight and obesity may be predisposed to low back pain, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.