Infants show greater unease towards computer-morphed faces when shown 'half-mother' images
When interacting with robots or animations with unnatural-looking faces, many people report a sense of unease. The face seems familiar yet alien, leaving the brain uncertain whether it is definitely human. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Newborn mortality was higher for several years after large-scale closures of urban maternity units
After a series of Philadelphia hospitals started closing their maternity units in 1997, infant mortality rates increased by nearly 50 percent over the next three years. The mortality rates subsequently leveled off to the ...
Health
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Developmental outcomes good for late preterm infants in NICU
(HealthDay)—Late preterm infants (LPIs), born at 34 to 36 weeks of gestation, who receive intensive care, have similar cognitive, motor, and language skills at age 3 as LPIs who did not receive intensive ...
Pediatrics
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Follow-up lacking for babies after hepatitis B vaccination: CDC
(HealthDay)—Many U.S. babies born to mothers infected with hepatitis B do not receive recommended follow-up testing after vaccination, a new study finds.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Possible link between infants' regulatory behaviors and maternal mental health
Functional somatic symptoms (FSS) are physical complaints, such as headaches, pain, fatigue, and dizziness, that cannot be explained medically. These symptoms affect 10-30% of children and adolescents and account for 2-4% ...
Pediatrics
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Smoking relapse prevention a healthy step for mothers, babies
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, concerned that women who quit smoking during their pregnancies often resume smoking after they deliver their baby, tested self-help interventions designed to prevent ...
Health
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Starting to snore during pregnancy could indicate risk for high blood pressure, study says
Women who begin snoring during pregnancy are at strong risk for high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to research from the University of Michigan.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Vaginal delivery safe for head-first births before 32 weeks, study says
(Medical Xpress)—Infants born to mothers attempting to deliver vaginally before the 32nd week of pregnancy are as likely to survive as those delivered by a planned cesarean, provided the fetus is in the head-first position, ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Preemies' brains reap long-term benefits from Kangaroo Mother Care
Kangaroo Mother Care—a technique in which a breastfed premature infant remains in skin-to-skin contact with the parent's chest rather than being placed in an incubator—has lasting positive impact on brain development, ...
Pediatrics
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Evidence to support that 'rooming in' for mother and baby after birth could be beneficial
"Rooming in," keeping mother and her newborn in the same room 24/7 to encourage breastfeeding has been a popular initiative of The WHO/UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital. A new review from The Cochrane Library finds ...
Health
Sep 14, 2012 |
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NIH expands safe infant sleep outreach effort
The U.S. national campaign to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome has entered a new phase and will now encompass all sleep-related, sudden unexpected infant deaths, officials of the National Institutes of Health ...
Health
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Babies classify by race and gender at 3 months, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Long before babies can talk—even before they can sit up on their own—they are mentally forming categories for objects and animals in a way that, for example, sets apart squares from ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Multiple methods can safely help babies get to sleep, study shows
(HealthDay)—Getting some babies to sleep can test a parent's sanity, but bleary-eyed mothers and fathers can be reassured that popular sleep training techniques have no long-lasting positive or negative ...
Pediatrics
Sep 10, 2012 |
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HIV-infected women susceptible to malnutrition during pregnancy, even with good antiretrovirol care
Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected pregnant women even when they receive antiretroviral therapy, leading to low birth weight and other health problems in their infants, according to a recent study conducted by a Cornell ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Master gene affects neurons that govern breathing at birth and in adulthood
When mice are born lacking the master gene Atoh1, none breathe well and all die in the newborn period. Why and how this occurs could provide new answers about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but the solution has remained ...
Neuroscience
Sep 06, 2012 |
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