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Fellow’s Corner: Helping Mothers Be the Best They Can Be

Aug 1, 2024

Unique program provides pregnant and new mothers baby care information and health tips in the shelter where they live. Neonatologists, fellows and APPs visit monthly.

Antibiotic Use in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Decreased Over Time, according to a New Study from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Jul 23, 2024

In a new study, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that the total amount of antibiotics prescribed to extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) decreased over time. The findings were published today in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition.

Expanding Access to Omics-enabled Care in the CHOP ICUs

Jun 14, 2024

Rapid diagnosis in the neonatal and cardiac intensive care units (NICU, CICU) is essential  to provide care and treatment to critically ill infants.

Novel Program to ‘CATCH’ a NICU Graduate’s Problems Early

Mar 26, 2024

The literature reports that one-third of 600 000 children in the United States who are dependent on medical technology are NICU graduates.

Pediatric Reflection: Motherhood Taught Me What I Didn’t Know

Mar 24, 2024

Kaitlyn Murphy, MD, is a primary care pediatrician in the CHOP Care Network at the Nicholaas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia.

Fellows Corner: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Neonatal Lung Disease

Mar 24, 2024

Preterm infants born at less than 28 weeks gestation are exceedingly fragile due to the underdeveloped nature of every major organ system.

Autism and Prematurity: What We Know

Mar 20, 2024

In recent years, recognition of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the general population has burgeoned.

Mild Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Can ‘Hide’ Until After Birth

Mar 20, 2024

A 5-day-old infant was referred to the Emergency Department from her primary care doctor with tachypnea, a heart murmur, and decreased oral intake.

Meet Our New Team Members

Feb 14, 2024

The following CHOP clinicians recently joined our team.

Follow-Up Corner

Feb 13, 2024

In recent years, recognition of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the general population has burgeoned.