Fetal and Neonatal Institute News

The head of CHLA’s neonatal intensive care unit tells parents what to look for to ensure the highest-caliber care and experience for their baby.

The risky decision to use a blood thinner to shrink the large clot, which took up nearly all of Birdie’s right atrium, turned out to be a lifesaver.

A special mini C-arm machine at CHLA is making bedside Piccolo PDA closures even safer for fragile babies.

The three physicians are all part of the world-class care team in the Level IV Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit at CHLA.

A clinical trial at CHLA is studying virus-specific T-cell therapy as a potential treatment for newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus.

A CHLA study used natural language processing to examine the prevalence and risk factors for blood clots in NICU babies with central lines.

Using new tools, a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles team is assessing risk for cerebral palsy in infants as young as 3 months.

The Placenta Biobank will help scientists form a deeper understanding of the role of the placenta and uncover potential new treatments for pregnancy-related complications.

A CHLA study finds that preterm birth accounts for nearly a quarter of mortality in babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

A CHLA expert shares how to best use targeted neonatal echocardiography to diagnose and treat neonatal shock.