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Pregnancy-associated cancer (PAC) presents significant challenges for maternal and neonatal health, and yet its impact on neonatal outcomes remains poorly understood. This systematic review aims to evaluate the neonatal risks associated with PAC. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and other databases was conducted up to 1 November 2024, identifying observational studies and randomized controlled trials assessing neonatal outcomes in pregnancies affected by PAC. Outcomes included preterm birth, low birthweight, macrosomia, small and large for gestational age, low Apgar score, congenital anomalies, and neonatal mortality. Eleven high-quality studies encompassing over 46 million births, including 9953 PAC-affected pregnancies, were reviewed. PAC significantly increased the risks of preterm birth (adjusted ORs ranging from 1.48 to 6.34) and low birthweight (adjusted ORs up to 5.5). Other adverse outcomes included low Apgar scores and neonatal mortality, primarily linked to prematurity. Cancer type and treatment timing influenced these outcomes, with gynecological and breast cancers posing higher risks. Neonates of mothers with PAC face increased risks of adverse outcomes, underscoring the importance of tailored, multidisciplinary management. Further prospective studies are needed to clarify the impacts of specific cancer treatments during pregnancy.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers17020299 | DOI Listing |
JAMA Netw Open
September 2025
Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Importance: Exposure to inflammation from chorioamnionitis places the fetus at higher risk of premature birth and may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental impairments, though the evidence for the latter is mixed.
Objective: To evaluate whether moderate to severe histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) is directly associated with adverse motor performance, independent of the indirect mediating effects of premature birth.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This prospective, population-based cohort study recruited participants between September 16, 2016, and November 19, 2019, from referral and nonreferral neonatal intensive care units of 5 southwestern Ohio hospitals.
Khirurgiia (Mosk)
September 2025
Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 9, named after G.N. Speransky, Moscow, Russia.
Background: The paper addresses an important section of pediatric combustiology - generalized meningococcal infection, associated with a severe course, the risk of disabling complications, life-threatening conditions, and high mortality.
Objective: The purpose of the study was to share the experience of treating patients with the sequelae of generalized bacterial infection caused by in a children's burn center.
Material And Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of the medical records of 23 patients treated in the burn department for babies from 0 to 3 years of the Children's City Clinical Hospital No.
Khirurgiia (Mosk)
September 2025
Sevastopol City Hospital No. 5 - Center for Maternal and Child Health Protection, Sevastopol, Russia.
Objective: To analyze clinical data and predictors of mortality neonatal spontaneous gastric perforation (SGP).
Material And Methods: A two-center retrospective cohort study included neonates diagnosed with SGP between 1999 and 2023. This cohort was divided into survivors and dead neonates to identify prognostic factors of mortality.
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs
September 2025
Author Affiliations: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Livasa Hospital, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India (Dr A. Yadav); Advanced Pediatric Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India (Drs Sivagnanaganesan, J. Yadav, J. Kumar); Department of Pediatrics, All India
Background And Objectives: In vitro studies suggest that oral zinc supplementation reduces enterohepatic circulation of unconjugated bilirubin and serum bilirubin levels. Multiple randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have assessed the efficacy of oral zinc supplementation in reducing bilirubin levels and the need for phototherapy. However, the evidence remains conflicting.
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September 2025
Department of Neonatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
Background: Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), a common cause of respiratory failure in late preterm and term neonates, is associated with a high risk of mortality and morbidity. Amongst all the treatment modalities for severe MAS, surfactant administration has a proven role in decreasing progressive respiratory failure.
Methods: The present open-label randomised controlled trial aimed to determine the effect of early (≤ 2 h) bolus surfactant therapy as compared to standard care on the total duration of respiratory support.