Severe Heart Failure in an Infant Born to a Mother Diagnosed With Influenza A Before Delivery.

Neonatal myocarditis and heart failure secondary to maternal infection with a myocarditis-associated virus in the weeks preceding delivery is rare. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an infant with myocarditis and heart failure in the setting of a maternal diagnosis of influenza A. Influenza is, however, known to be a cause of myocarditis in children, and several studies have shown vertical transmission of antibodies to influenza.

Gestational age-specific growth parameters for infants born at US military hospitals.

Background: Military hospitals currently use gestational age-specific growth curves based on data collected in Denver, Colo, from 1948 to 1961. A number of population and environmental factors and medical practice changes may make these curves nonrepresentative.

Objective: Determine if presently used growth curves represent norms for infants born in military hospitals and create new curves for use in military hospitals.