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Impact of prophylactic oral azithromycin during labor on Azithromycin Resistance (AMR) in nasal Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in women and infants in the multi-country Azithromycin Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS). 

Hibberd PL, Kim JH, Trotta M, Leal SM, Aceituno A, Ward DV, Patel A, Subramaniam A, Carlo WA, Ahmed I, Saleem S, Billah SM, Haque R, Mazariegos M, Esamai F, Somannavar MS, Goudar SS, Chomba E, Mwenchanya M, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Goldenberg RL, Bauserman M, Krebs NF, Bucher S,...

Availability, utilization, and barriers to bowel ultrasound for necrotizing enterocolitis: a national multidisciplinary survey. 

Cuna A, Thai JD, McNelis K, Berman L, Huff K, Nayak SP, O'Connell AE, Hunter CJ, Chaaban H, Manchanda E, Bhatia AM, Mangona KLM, Pavlek L, Garg P, Frazer LC, Pammi M, Le Cacheux C, Jagadesan B, Yanowitz TD, Ahmad I, Premkumar MH. J Perinatol. 2026 Apr 9. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02677-y....

Parent-Led Early Intervention in Very Preterm Infants and Executive Function at School Age: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. 

Tarouco ML, Procianoy RS, O'Shea TM, Silveira RC. JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Apr 1;180(4):366-373. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.5866. PMID: 41557341. 

Timing of Prophylactic Intrapartum Azithromycin Administration and Efficacy in Prevention of Maternal and Infant Infections: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. 

Boelig RC, Kavi A, Moore JL, Babineau DC, Metgud MC, Somannavar MS, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Sunder Tikmani S, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Lokangaka AL, Tshefu AK, Bauserman MS, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Mazariegos M, Figueroa L, Krebs NF, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Bucher S, Patel AB, Hibberd PL, Petri WA, Billah SM, Haque R, Koso-Thomas M, McClure EM,...

Evaluating the duration of post-discontinuation therapeutic ampicillin exposures in preterm infants. 

Boutzoukas AE, Le J, Kilpatrick R, Smith MJ, Laughon M, Gonzalez D, Wade KC, Greenberg RG, Babilonia-Rosa M, Benjamin DK Jr, Cohen-Wolkowiez M, Zimmerman KO. J Perinatol. 2026 Mar 13. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02600-5. PMID: 41826670.

Predicting pulmonary hypertension in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. 

February 24, 2026

Foote HP, Sun M, Goldstein BA, Hill KD, Greenberg RG, Gentle SJ, Zimmerman KO, Kamaleswaran R, Tolia VN, Laughon MM, Jackson W, Hornik CP. J Perinatol. 2026 Feb 16. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02576-2. PMID: 41699091 .

Association of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy With Childhood Blood Pressure and Hypertension in the ECHO Cohort.

February 16, 2026

Shorey-Kendrick LE, Ladd-Acosta C, Zhao H, Aschner JL, Breton CV, Camargo CA Jr, Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Colicino E, Dabelea D, Dunlop AL, Farzan SF, Ferrara A, Gern JE, Hertz-Picciotto I, Karagas MR, Karr CJ, Lester B, Leve LD, Moore BF, Neiderhiser JM, Oken E, O'Shea TM, Sanderson K, Stanford JB, Trasande...

Sex Differences in Autistic Youth Born Extremely Preterm. 

February 1, 2026

McFayden TC, Harrop C, Roell K, Joseph RM, Fry RC, O'Shea TM. J Autism Dev Disord. 2026 Feb;56(2):830-837. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06319-0. PMID: 38489107.

Pharmacokinetics, safety and preliminary efficacy study of montelukast in critically ill infants with developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (PRISM).

February 1, 2026

Lang JE, Gonzalez D, Hornik CD, Greenberg R, O'Shea M, Benjamin DK Jr, Chiswell K, Waymers S, Laughon M. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2026 Feb 9;49:101609. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2026.101609. eCollection 2026 Feb. PMID: 41716483.

Pharmacoepidemiology of Antiviral Treatment for Congenital Cytomegalovirus in Neonates.

February 1, 2026

Yoon H, Benjamin DK, Clark RH, Laughon M, Greenberg RG, Stark A. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Feb;31(1):161-169. doi: 10.5863/JPPT-25-00149. Epub 2026 Feb 9. PMID: 41675475.