News tagged with low birthweight


Fewer patient deaths after surgery in hospitals known for good nursing care

Patients treated in magnet hospitals (specially designated for their nursing excellence) had 14 percent lower odds of death than those in non-magnet hospitals in a four-state study of 564 hospitals led by the University of ...

Health created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fewer iron supplements during pregnancy work just as well for preventing anemia

Taking iron supplements one to three times a week instead of every day is just as effective at preventing anaemia in pregnant women, according to the findings of a new Cochrane systematic review. The authors of the review ...

Health created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds increase in maternal opiate use, infants born with drug withdrawal syndrome

Between 2000 and 2009 in the United States, the annual rate of maternal opiate use increased nearly 5-fold, while diagnosis of the drug withdrawal syndrome among newborns, neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), increased almost ...

Health created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mom's stress during pregnancy can affect baby's iron status

Newborns whose mothers are under stress during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk for low iron status, which could lead to physical and mental delays down the road, according to a study presented at the Pediatric ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is that sleepiness during pregnancy normal or a sign of sleep apnea?

(Medical Xpress) -- Most pregnant women complain of being tired. Some of them however, could be suffering more than normal fatigue associated with their pregnancy; they may have developed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a ...

Sleep apnea created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low birthweight infants have five times rate of autism

Autism researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing have found a link between low birthweight and children diagnosed with autism, reporting premature infants are five times more likely to have autism than ...

Medical research created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Deformed limbs linked to smoking in pregnancy

Missing or deformed limbs, clubfoot, facial disorders and gastrointestinal problems are some of the most common birth defects found to be associated with smoking during pregnancy, according to a major new report led by scientists ...

Health created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Giving up smoking averts the adverse birth outcomes associated with tobacco

Scientists have shown for the first time in a large population study that mothers' stopping smoking around the time of getting pregnant can prevent the harmful effects of tobacco on their babies' growth.

Health created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US home births increase 20 percent from 2004 to 2008

After a gradual decline from 1990 to 2004, a new study published online in Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care finds that United States births occurring at home increased by 20 percent between 2004 and 2008.

Health created May 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2