Infantile Hemangioma and Cardiac Defects: a Puzzling Association. A Single-center Experience.

Objectives: to evaluate clinical chart of patients with IH who had cardiologic evaluation before propranolol therapy and to compare our findings with literature data.

Introduction: Some studies have assessed the incidence of heart defects in children suffering from infantile hemangioma (IH) treated with propranolol, showing a possible higher prevalence of cardiac abnormalities in this group of patients.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed clinical charts of children with infantile hemangiomas referred to our dermatologic division from 2016 to 2021, who underwent our pediatric cardiology protocol screening before starting propranolol therapy.

The COVID-related mental health load of neonatal healthcare professionals: a multicenter study in Italy.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected healthcare professionals' lives. We investigated the potential mental health risk faced by healthcare professionals working in neonatal units in a multicentre cross-sectional observational study.

Methods: We included all healthcare personnel of seven level-3 and six level-2 neonatal units in Tuscany, Italy.

Gestational vitamin D supplementation and sun exposure significantly influence cord blood vitamin D status and 3-epi-25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in term newborns.

Background And Aims: High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D is worldwide reported among pregnant women and newborns. We assessed cord blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and 3-epi-25-hydroxyvitamin D (C-epimer) levels in relation to assumed maternal risk factors for hypovitaminosis D.

Methods: We enrolled 246 term newborns during summer.

How COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Children and Adolescents Use of the Emergency Department: the Experience of a Secondary Care Pediatric Unit in Central Italy.

Italy was the first European country hit by SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly northern regions. After the beginning of national lockdown (March 9th, 2020), we observed a significant decrease in pediatric emergency department consultations (daily pediatric visits; pre-lockdown, 16 (11-22); lockdown, 3 (1-3); phase 2, 3 (3-5),  < 0.0001).