Expecting mothers increasingly turn to at-home births, says new research

States that have adopted stronger gun control legislation experience lower rates of in-home pediatric firearm homicides, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center Sept. 26-30.

A decline in smoking in the general population, including pregnant people, over the last few decades corresponded with a decline in infants born with a birth defect called gastroschisis, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition, held at the Colorado Convention Center Sept. 26–30.

Discussion around safe firearms storage could be the key to preventing both unintentional and intentional firearm injuries and death, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center Sept. 26-30.

Young people are increasingly turning to sodium nitrite and nitrate as a method of suicide after buying the products online, according to research presented during the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, held at the Colorado Convention Center Sept. 26–30.

Young adults turning to TikTok for sexual health information are being confronted with misinformation, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26–30.

One effective way of tackling childhood food insecurity could be hiring and collaborating with food outreach specialists in pediatricians' offices, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26–30.

A majority of medical and parenting videos being shared on TikTok by non-medical professionals contain misinformation, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26-30.

An analysis of data from over 1.2 million pregnant individuals found that those who received a COVID-19 vaccination had a 58% lower risk of being infected with the virus, as well as a lower risk of experiencing a stillbirth or preterm birth, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition, held at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26–30.

Researchers were able to identify more patients with asthma in specific communities by screening all children during routine wellness visits and asking about potential home environmental triggers, according to new research.

A 2018 federal mandate to equip all new vehicles with a backup camera was associated with a significant decrease in severe injuries and death in small children, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition.

Years after the opioid epidemic began in the mid-1990s, emergency medical services are seeing increases in emergency calls for pre-teens and adolescents, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition, held at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26–30.

Unintentional pediatric marijuana ingestions in children under the age of 5 have risen by more than 1,000% in the past seven years, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition, held at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26–30.

Most children and teens between the ages of 10 and 17 who died by firearm suicide used a firearm that belonged to their parent, and often the firearm had been stored unlocked, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition, held at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26–30.

Practical information on managing periods can help better prepare adolescents for the changes taking place in their bodies during menstruation, according to research presented during the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, held at the Colorado Convention Center Sept. 26–30.

Preterm birth, or birth before 37 weeks' gestation, can in some cases be linked to the mother's exposure to adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition, held at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26–30.

In recent years, measles has made a resurgence globally. In England, 2024 saw the highest number of confirmed measles cases since 2012, resulting in the declaration of a national incident. One reason for this is falling vaccination rates, prompted—to some extent—by the success of established measles vaccination programs, which has reduced public awareness of the contagiousness and potentially serious complications of measles.

A British-led study published in The BMJ provides detailed data on the pattern and severity of traumatic injuries and medical conditions seen by international health care workers deployed to Gaza during the ongoing military invasion.

Babies exposed to dog allergens in the home have a lower risk of developing asthma by the age of five years, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The researchers also studied babies' exposure to cat allergens but did not find the same protective effect.