Division of Neonatology News

In a new study, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) uncovered an alarming trend – the proportion of newborn infants not receiving preventative vitamin K shots has increased by 77% since 2017. The findings were reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Researchers found that circadian rhythms – the biological clocks of the body – can influence outcomes related to influenza infections

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced that seven of its physicians and researchers were among the 92 new members selected to join the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of North America's first and most prestigious academic pediatric organizations.

Researchers found a wide range of antibiotics prescribed at 699 hospitals across the country, underscoring the need for more streamlined guidance to optimize treatments for patients at risk of late-onset infections.

Researchers from the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) demonstrated fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may increase risk of prenatal complications and prematurity, but had beneficial health outcomes for most infants.

Experts from across the globe gathered at CHOP’s 2025 Delivery Room of the Future Conference to reimagine care for newborns with congenital differences.

CHOP’s Dr. Shaon Sengupta explores how aligning treatment with the body’s natural rhythms can reshape care, especially for critically ill newborns.

In a new study, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) showed that partnering with doulas and midwives to support mothers with newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) significantly improves access to timely, essential health services during a critical period of care.

Medical scores don’t tell the whole story. Dr. Hallam Hurt explores how parent perspectives reshape what it means for preterm children to be “doing well.”

CHOP’s 2025 Chronic Lung Disease Conference brought together global experts in BPD care for record-breaking attendance, research and collaboration.