Universal Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Evidence of benefit is often viewed differently by regulators, clinicians, and patient communities. This is especially true in rare disease. Newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has been gradually implemented worldwide, yet is not universally available. There is no doubt that initiating disease-modifying therapy (DMT) earlier in newborns who will otherwise develop symptoms of SMA in infancy or childhood results in improved outcomes. The magnitude of this benefit is dependent on SMN2 copy number, clinical condition at treatment onset, and time to treatment initiation. In this context, improving the proc...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - April 8, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Paid Family Leave Programs —Understanding the Consequences for Infant Health
In this issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Debiasi and colleagues examine unintended consequences of Sweden ’s paid parental leave policy reforms in the 1980s on infant health. Using an interrupted time series analysis with multiple treatment periods, they found the 1980 speed premium, which aimed to protect parents’ earnings-based parental leave benefit if they had 2 children within 24 months, inadve rtently increased the risk of preterm birth (from approximately 4.4% to 5.6%, a relative increase of about 26%) and low–birth weight birth (approximately 3.0% to 3.4%, a relative increase of about 14%). These increased risks att...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - April 8, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Association of Fetal Catecholamines With Neonatal Hypoglycemia
This cohort study evaluates whether neonates with risk factors for hypoglycemia have higher catecholamine concentrations in umbilical cord blood and/or amniotic fluid and whether catecholamines are correlated with postnatal glycemia. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Effect of Novel PIVC Securement for Children to Prevent Catheter Failure
This study evaluates clinical effectiveness of novel peripheral intravenous catheter securement technologies for children to reduce catheter failure. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With ASD
This survey study uses data from the Mental Health and Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire to examine the age at onset of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among children and adolescents aged 8 to 17 years who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Advancing Evidence-Based Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Securement
Intravenous therapy is a mainstay of care for hospitalized patients. In this issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Charters et al take on the essential investigation of how to improve peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) securement in children, given a failure rate of over 30% for PIVCs secured in the usual way. Not only could improving PIVC securement reduce premature removal and potential traumatic and painful reinsertions, but could result in fewer interruptions and delays to intravenous therapy, improving outcomes such as medication therapy effectiveness, and hospital length of stay. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
JAMA Pediatrics
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Source: JAMA Pediatrics - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Errors in Text and Figure 1
The Original Investigation titled “Varying Doses of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy With Viaskin Milk vs Placebo in Children With Cow’s Milk Allergy: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” published on February 26, 2024, was corrected to fix some typographical errors in the Methods and Results and to fix the number of participants treated i n Figure 1. The article was corrected online. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Mental Health of Adolescents Exposed to the War in Ukraine
This cross-sectional study examines the mental health burden of adolescents exposed to war during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
AI Simulation of Adolescents ’ Responses to Vaping-Prevention Messages
This quality improvement study investigates if a large language model could simulate adolescents ’ responses to vaping-prevention campaigns and identify the most effective messages to address the public health crisis of adolescent vaping. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Sources of Contraception Among Adolescents and Young Adults
This cross-sectional study describes the nationwide pattern of contraception access by sociodemographic characteristics and health care settings among US youth aged 15 to 24 years. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Eating Family Meals Together at Home
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the benefits of eating family meals together at home. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
How Youth Are Interacting With Chatbots
This Viewpoint describes the use of large language model chatbots in social, educational, and therapeutic settings and the need to assess when children are developmentally ready to engage with them. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
JAMA Pediatrics Peer Reviewers in 2023
We sincerely thank the 895 peer reviewers who completed manuscript reviews for JAMA Pediatrics in 2023. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Basic Environmental Supports for Positive Brain and Cognitive Development in the First Year of Life
This study attempts to determine if key environmental supports measured as a thrive factor in the first year of life positively impact brain, cognitive, and socioemotional outcomes through age 3 years. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
