NeoReviewsPub Date : 2026-06-01DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-6-021
Connor V Haynes, David H Stitelman
{"title":"Risk Stratification and Fetal Therapies for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.","authors":"Connor V Haynes, David H Stitelman","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-6-021","DOIUrl":"10.1542/neo.27-6-021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains one of the most challenging congenital anomalies encountered by neonatologists and pediatric surgeons, with outcomes largely determined before birth. Although surgical repair of the diaphragmatic defect is essential, postnatal morbidity and mortality are primarily driven by antenatal pulmonary hypoplasia, abnormal pulmonary vascular development, and associated cardiac dysfunction that culminate in respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension. Advances in prenatal imaging have enabled increasingly refined risk stratification, allowing for the identification of fetuses who are at highest risk for postnatal cardiopulmonary failure. Within this framework, fetal therapies, most notably fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion, have emerged as the first interventions shown to improve survival in carefully selected cases of severe CDH. However, uncertainty persists regarding optimal patient selection, timing, complications, and the generalizability of outcomes across health care systems. In this review, we examine the pathophysiologic rationale for fetal lung recruitment therapies, contemporary approaches to prenatal diagnosis and severity stratification, and the evidence supporting current fetal interventions. We also discuss how fetal therapy alters postnatal surgical and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation decision-making and highlight emerging prenatal strategies aimed at modifying lung and vascular development before birth. By framing CDH as a prenatal cardiopulmonary disease with postnatal surgical manifestations, we aim to provide a cohesive framework for multidisciplinary counseling, referral, and perioperative planning in the evolving era of fetal therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 6","pages":"e369-e381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148138594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeoReviewsPub Date : 2026-06-01DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-6-020
William G Lee, Eveline H Shue
{"title":"Antenatal and Postnatal Management of Sacrococcygeal Teratoma.","authors":"William G Lee, Eveline H Shue","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-6-020","DOIUrl":"10.1542/neo.27-6-020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the most common congenital germ cell tumor and is often detected antenatally. Advances in routine obstetric ultrasonography now allow for earlier risk stratification and identification of tumors that may precipitate potentially lethal conditions such as high-output cardiac failure, nonimmune hydrops, and maternal mirror syndrome. Antenatal risk assessment integrates tumor morphology, growth kinetics, and fetal cardiovascular status to determine the optimal management strategy for both the fetus and the pregnant patient. Surgical management relies on multidisciplinary perinatal planning and includes complete oncologic resection with coccygectomy. Incomplete resection, tumor spillage, failure to remove the coccyx, and immature/malignant tumor elements are the primary drivers of recurrence. Survival is generally favorable for resectable tumors, but long-term surveillance is important in order to monitor for recurrence and bladder and/or bowel dysfunction. Surveillance with serial clinical examination, alpha-fetoprotein monitoring, and cross-sectional imaging is effective in identifying early recurrence. This review synthesizes the epidemiology, pathogenesis, antenatal and postnatal management, outcomes, and postoperative surveillance for SCTs.</p>","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 6","pages":"e355-e368"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148138405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeoReviewsPub Date : 2026-05-01DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-5-017
Samantha L Simpson, John Feister, Adrienne W Henize, Rachel E Barr, Andrew F Beck, Emily F Gregory, Diana Montoya-Williams
{"title":"A Life Course Approach to Health Equity: Lessons From Medical-Legal Collaborations.","authors":"Samantha L Simpson, John Feister, Adrienne W Henize, Rachel E Barr, Andrew F Beck, Emily F Gregory, Diana Montoya-Williams","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-5-017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.27-5-017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 5","pages":"e322-e330"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147818313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neonatal Hearing Loss: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Global Perspectives.","authors":"Namit Kant Singh, Naina Kumar, Neemu Hage, Balaji Ramamourthy, Divya Nayani, Deepashree Srinivasan, Mercy Haokip","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-5-009","DOIUrl":"10.1542/neo.27-5-009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neonatal hearing loss remains a significant global health concern, contributing substantially to long-term communication difficulties, language delays, and social impairment. Neonatal hearing loss arises from a multifactorial interplay of infectious, genetic, and acquired etiologies, each contributing distinctly to auditory impairment. Genetic factors account for a substantial proportion of sensorineural hearing loss, influencing susceptibility and severity. Congenital and perinatal infections are preventable causes that can induce cochlear injury through cytotoxicity, inflammation, ischemia, and disruption of auditory development. Acquired conditions, including hyperbilirubinemia, kernicterus, aminoglycoside and loop-diuretic ototoxicity, hypoxic-ischemic injury, and other neonatal intensive care unit-related exposures, further contribute through mechanisms involving neurotoxicity, oxidative stress, and impaired neural transmission. Understanding this broad etiological spectrum is essential for early risk identification, targeted prevention, and timely auditory intervention. Early detection through newborn hearing screening, TORCH surveillance, and pharmacogenomic approaches offers an opportunity for timely interventions that may preserve auditory and developmental outcomes. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic approaches, and evidence-based management strategies for neonatal hearing loss, with particular attention to recent advances published within the last decade.</p>","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 5","pages":"e263-e278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147818375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeoReviewsPub Date : 2026-05-01DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-5-013
Michelle A McCloud, Elizabeth K Oh, Jennifer Tan, Yarden S Fraiman
{"title":"Term Infant With Multiple Ulcerative Lesions.","authors":"Michelle A McCloud, Elizabeth K Oh, Jennifer Tan, Yarden S Fraiman","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-5-013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.27-5-013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 5","pages":"e305-e308"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147818331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeoReviewsPub Date : 2026-05-01DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-5-016
Madison Granberry, Jennifer Hanford, Kelsey Davis, Akshaya Vachharajani
{"title":"A Wink or a Blink?","authors":"Madison Granberry, Jennifer Hanford, Kelsey Davis, Akshaya Vachharajani","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-5-016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.27-5-016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 5","pages":"e318-e321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147818411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeoReviewsPub Date : 2026-05-01DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-5-011
Anjali P Anders, Sarah E Cammack
{"title":"Maternity Care Deserts: Disparities in Maternal and Infant Access to Care and Potential Solutions.","authors":"Anjali P Anders, Sarah E Cammack","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-5-011","DOIUrl":"10.1542/neo.27-5-011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Access to maternity care in the United States is becoming more disparate, leading to worsening maternal and infant outcomes in rural communities. Increases in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality are especially prominent in maternity care deserts (MCDs). These MCDs are counties that lack obstetric-specific clinicians such as obstetricians, family physicians, or certified nurse midwives and also lack birth centers or hospitals with obstetric units. This has led to an increase in out-of-hospital births, deliveries in emergency departments, or births at hospitals that are not equipped to manage obstetric and neonatal emergencies. Obstetric unit closures are driven by multiple factors, including reduced clinician staffing, declining birth volumes, and counties with limited income. Potential solutions include changes in policy, growth and diversification of the workforce, and use of telemedicine to improve access to maternity care.</p>","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 5","pages":"e287-e295"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147818350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeoReviewsPub Date : 2026-05-01DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-5-014
Elliana Gianacopoulos, Nina K Ayala
{"title":"Obstetric Management and Neonatal Implications of Higher-Order Multiple Pregnancies.","authors":"Elliana Gianacopoulos, Nina K Ayala","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-5-014","DOIUrl":"10.1542/neo.27-5-014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Triplet and higher-order multifetal pregnancies are associated with significant obstetric complexity and neonatal morbidity. The rise of multifetal gestations is mostly attributed to advances in assisted reproductive technology; however, more recent practice changes aim to reduce the incidence given the associated risks. Recommendations for enhanced antepartum care include additional screening for obstetric complications, tailored ultrasonography surveillance, and counseling regarding interventions for risk reduction, including multifetal pregnancy reduction. Chorionicity remains the primary determinant of risk of perinatal mortality, with additional surveillance required for monochorionic twin pairs because of the complexity of shared placentation. Neonatal outcomes are largely driven by complications associated with prematurity, including respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, feeding immaturity, and prolonged neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization. Infants from monochorionic pairs within higher-order gestations may require specialized evaluation for cardiovascular compromise, anemia, and other sequelae of shared placentation. Delivery planning requires coordination across obstetric, neonatal, and other indicated specialty teams, with anticipation of simultaneous resuscitation and stabilization of multiple preterm infants. This review summarizes current evidence and consensus recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and American Academy of Pediatrics to guide the comprehensive management of higher-order multifetal pregnancies and optimize neonatal outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 5","pages":"e309-e313"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147818352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeoReviewsPub Date : 2026-05-01DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-5-012
Chelsea A Broomhead
{"title":"Out-of-Hospital and Emergency Department Births: A Review of Preparedness and Management.","authors":"Chelsea A Broomhead","doi":"10.1542/neo.27-5-012","DOIUrl":"10.1542/neo.27-5-012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Out-of-hospital births represent a small but growing proportion of deliveries in the United States. Although many of these births are planned and supervised by a midwife, deliveries that occur outside the labor and delivery suite present risks to both the birthing person and newborn. National organizations such as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Academy of Pediatrics generally caution against planned home births, but they do provide recommendations to reduce risk, including careful selection of appropriate candidates, presence of qualified clinical practitioners, and quick and reliable access to a higher level of care. Unplanned births in the community requiring responses from emergency personnel or emergency department births also present challenges for health care practitioners and departments that have limited experience with such cases. This review summarizes strategies to prepare for and manage these births, emphasizing care of the neonate.</p>","PeriodicalId":19465,"journal":{"name":"NeoReviews","volume":"27 5","pages":"e296-e304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147818363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}