http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Severe and life-threatening complications in pregnancy can have a big impact on fathers as well as mothers. That's one of the key findings of work by Oxford University researchers who spoke to couples who had been through this, in compiling a new resource for the award-winning patient website healthtalkonline.org. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-dads-mums-difficult-births.html Health Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:24:41 EST news285312274 (HealthDay)—Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are significantly more likely to receive an emergency cesarean section, have their infant admitted to a neonatal care unit, and incur significantly higher maternity care costs, compared to women without GDM, according to research published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-gestational-diabetes-ups-maternity-one-third.html Diabetes Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:32:59 EST news278073171 (AP) -- Baby Andrei has confounded doctors just by being alive: The tiny boy with twig-thin limbs was given just days to live when he was born with almost no intestines - eight months ago. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-romania-baby-born-stunted-intestines.html Other Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:58:13 EST news252856659 Neonatal services in England have seen a considerable improvement since the introduction of new guidelines in 2003, a study published on bmj.com claims. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-significant-neonatal-england-years.html Health Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:30:03 EST news252689388 Three premature babies have died in a clinic in northern Germany, after being infected with bacteria resistant to antibiotics, authorities announced Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-bacteria-premature-babies-germany.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:20:01 EST news239474535 Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have pioneered a new needle-free test to take the sting out of medicine testing in premature babies. The research will not only lead to greater accuracy in prescribing, but will also significantly reduce the trauma of such tests for newborn infants and their families. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-queen-needle-free-premature-babies.html Health Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:37:23 EST news221906223