MINI REVIEW article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. General Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Care
21st Century Innovations in Pediatrics
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Medical Associates, Sacramento, United States
- 2Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera, United States
- 3Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, Austin, United States
- 4Summa Health System - Akron Campus, Akron, United States
- 5Well-span health, York, PA, United States
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21st-century innovations in pediatrics have made remarkable advancements in enhancing patient care and making care accessible even in remote areas. This abstract provides a concise summary of the latest innovations in pediatrics. Recent innovations in Pediatrics include Telemedicine, where people can connect with specialists using electronic technology, helping those in remote areas access timely care. Advances in neonatal care have effectively created solutions for several conditions, thereby reducing morbidity and mortality. The use of wearable technology has shown promise in several areas, including promoting a healthy lifestyle, monitoring physiological parameters, facilitating treatment for various conditions, and post-operative monitoring. AI in diagnostics is already aiding in earlier diagnosis and triage in emergency rooms, facilitating the diagnosis of certain genetic syndromes, and enabling the earlier detection of neonatal sepsis, among other areas in pediatrics. Innovations in pediatric vaccinations, utilizing novel technology, have made vaccines less painful and led to the development of new vaccines for conditions such as RSV, one of the viruses causing respiratory distress in newborns during the winter. Mental Health care in pediatrics has helped in reducing stigma and improving access to care for behavioral health counselling for conditions like depression and anxiety, using a smartphone app. Pediatric surgery has seen substantial progress in minimally invasive procedures, which help reduce post-operative pain, minimize tissue damage, decrease recovery time, and minimize scarring. Pediatric care now emphasizes addressing social determinants of health like housing, income, emotional support, food insecurity, and stressors in a child's life, which helps in timely referrals.
Keywords: Pediatrics, innovation, Technology, Telemedicine, artificial intelligence
Received: 06 Sep 2025; Accepted: 04 Nov 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Ravi, Chamarthi, Parsi, Ponnam and Kashyap. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Usha Ravi, drusharavi25@gmail.com
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