August 1, 2020 Issue of JAMA Pediatrics

August 2020, Vol 174, No. 8, Pages 741-812

Viewpoint

Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Children: What Pediatric Health Care Clinicians Need to Know

Sonja A. Rasmussen, MD, MS; Lindsay A. Thompson, MD, MS

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):743-744. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1224

This Viewpoint offers information on the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic that is useful for pediatric clinicians.

Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Child Health Care

Thomas F. Boat, MD; Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):745-746. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1485

This Viewpoint discusses a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report that assesses the evidence for promoting healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral development.

Contextualizing Potential Risks of Medications in Pregnancy for the Newborn鈥攖he Case of Ondansetron

Krista F. Huybrechts, MS, PhD; Sonia Hernández-Díaz, MD, DrPH; Brian T. Bateman, MD, MS

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):747-748. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1325

This Viewpoint argues that the magnitude of the absolute risk increase, the potential benefits of the medication, and the safety of therapeutic alternatives should be considered when assessing the safety of medications taken during pregnancy.

Editorial

Early Detection and Prevention of Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Its Consequences

Paul Guerby, MD, PhD; Emmanuel Bujold, MD, MSc

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):749-750. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1106

Impact of Policy on Children

Racial/Ethnic Bias in Pediatric Care and the Criminalization of Poverty and Race/Ethnicity鈥擲eek and Ye Shall Find

Benard P. Dreyer, MD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):751-752. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1033

Intergenerational Associations of Parental Mental Illness and Child Health

John V. Campo, MD; Cynthia A. Fontanella, PhD; Jeffrey A. Bridge, PhD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):e201755. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1755

Original Investigation

Effect of Nonintervention vs Oral Ibuprofen in Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Se In Sung, MD, PhD; Myung Hee Lee, PhD; So Yoon Ahn, MD, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):755-763. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1447

This randomized clinical trial evaluates the noninferiority of nonintervention compared with oral ibuprofen therapy for reduction of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and death in very preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus.

Outcomes of Childhood Preventive Intervention Across 2 Generations: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Karl G. Hill, PhD; Jennifer A. Bailey, PhD; Christine M. Steeger, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):764-771. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1310

This multigenerational cohort study examines possible intervention outcomes on the offspring of parents who had participated in the Raising Healthy Children preventive intervention when they were in elementary school.

Association of Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Small for Gestational Age Status With Childhood Cognitive Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Chiara Sacchi, PhD; Claudia Marino, PhD; Chiara Nosarti, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):772-781. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1097

This systematic review and meta-analysis examines whether preterm and term-born neonates with intrauterine growth restriction who are small for gestational age have worse childhood cognitive outcomes than those born appropriate for gestational age.

Podcast: US State Criminal Justice鈥揊ocused Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Substance Use鈥揜elated Foster Care; IUGR/SGA Status and Childhood Cognitive Outcomes

Impact of Policy on Children

Association Between State-Level Criminal Justice鈥揊ocused Prenatal Substance Use Policies in the US and Substance Use鈥揜elated Foster Care Admissions and Family Reunification

Maria X. Sanmartin, PhD; Mir M. Ali, PhD; Sean Lynch, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):782-788. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1027

This cohort study evaluates the consequences of criminal justice鈥搑elated prenatal substance use policies in the US on family reunification and examines differences in parental reunification by racial/ethnic group.

Podcast: US State Criminal Justice鈥揊ocused Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Substance Use鈥揜elated Foster Care; IUGR/SGA Status and Childhood Cognitive Outcomes

Association Between Fexofenadine Use During Pregnancy and Fetal Outcomes

Niklas Worm Andersson, MD; Christian Torp-Pedersen, MD, DMSc; Jon Trærup Andersen, MD, PhD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):e201316. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1316

This cohort study compares adverse fetal outcomes associated with fexofenadine used during pregnancy with use of cetirizine during pregnancy.

Association of Parental Mental Illness With Child Injury Occurrence, Hospitalization, and Death During Early Childhood

Shiow-Wen Yang, MD, PhD; Mary A. Kernic, PhD, MPH; Beth A. Mueller, MPH, DrPH; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):e201749. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1749

This cohort study compares injury event rates among Taiwanese children with and without parents with serious mental illness.

糖心vlog Clinical Guideline Synopsis

Short-term Treatment of Migraine in Children and Adolescents

Irene Patniyot, MD; William Qubty, MD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):789-790. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1422

This article summarizes an updated guideline from the American Academy of Neurology and American Headache Society on the short-term treatment of migraine in children and adolescents.

JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page

Child Abuse Awareness Month During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Cameron M. Rosenthal, MD; Lindsay A. Thompson, MD, MS

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):812. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1459

This Patient Page calls attention to risk factors for child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses ways to reduce stress and risk of child abuse during social isolation.

Podcast: Parental Relationships with Children During COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Lockdowns

Research Letter

Physical and Sexual Violence Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Adolescents

Theodore L. Caputi, MPH; Chelsea L. Shover, PhD; Ryan J. Watson, PhD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):791-793. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.6291

This cross-sectional study uses data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys to quantify the risks of physical and sexual violence faced by sexual minority adolescents in the United States from 2014 to 2017.

Association of Young Children鈥檚 Use of Mobile Devices With Their Self-regulation

Amanda C. Lawrence, MS; Madhuri S. Narayan, BS; Daniel Ewon Choe, PhD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):793-795. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0129

This study examines the association of parent-reported and behaviorally assessed child self-regulation with their use of mobile devices, including mean weekly exposure and age at first use.

Impact of Policy on Children

Frequency and Specificity of Pediatric Health Policy Discussions in Political Campaigns

Tyler J. Benning, BA; Grayson B. Ashby, BS; Christopher B. Chapp, PhD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(8):795-796. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0932

This cross-sectional study analyzed a database of Congressional candidate campaign websites to assess the frequency and specificity of pediatric health policy discussions in political campaigns.