Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman

Dec 10, 2024 | newswise.com | Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman

From caring for expectant parents through fertility treatment, pregnancy and delivery, to offering specialized treatment for babies weighing less than a pound in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), UC San Diego Health provides the highest standard of care for newborns and parents, which has once again resulted in national recognition.

Apr 24, 2024 | newswise.com | Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman

Research Alert Newswise — New research finds that infants of pregnant individuals exposed to antenatal betamethasone at 34 to 36 weeks of gestation show no adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes compared to those unexposed, demonstrating that steroids are safe and effective for vulnerable late preterm infants.

Apr 24, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman |Rebecca G. Clifton

Key PointsQuestion  Is administration of antenatal corticosteroids to individuals at risk of late preterm delivery, originally shown to improve short-term neonatal respiratory outcomes but with an increased rate of hypoglycemia, associated with adverse childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6 years or older?