News tagged with neonatal care


Tapping the body to fight disease

Biju Parekkadan saw his future in the plight of a newborn thousands of miles away.

Medical research created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survival rates for premature babies in high-level NICUs are better than previously reported

Premature babies are more likely to survive when they are born in high-level neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) than in hospitals without such facilities, and this benefit is considerably larger than previously reported.

Pediatrics created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tracking MRSA in real time: Study highlights benefits of rapid whole-genome sequencing

In a new study released today in New England Journal of Medicine, researchers demonstrate that whole genome sequencing can provide clinically relevant data on bacterial transmission within a timescale that can influence infect ...

Genetics created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In preemies, maternal smoking tied to necrotizing enterocolitis

(HealthDay) -- Maternal smoking has been identified as a risk factor associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants, according to a study published June 11 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cycled lighting improves neonates' behavior, outcomes

(HealthDay) -- Cycled lighting (CL) during neonatal care reduces an infant's fussing and crying behavior at 5 and 11 weeks' corrected age and correlates with a trend toward higher motor activity during daytime ...

Pediatrics created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low-birth-weight infants born at hospitals known for nursing excellence have better outcomes on some measures

In a study that included more than 72,000 very low-birth-weight infants, among those born in hospitals with recognition for nursing excellence (RNE), compared with non-RNE hospitals, there was a significantly lower rate of ...

Health created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Argentine 'miracle baby' shows slight improvement

A premature baby who survived hours in a morgue refrigerator after being mistakenly declared dead showed "slight improvement" Saturday after suffering from cardiac arrest, her mother said.

Other created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Significant improvement in neonatal care in England over 10 years

Neonatal services in England have seen a considerable improvement since the introduction of new guidelines in 2003, a study published on bmj.com claims.

Health created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New analysis of premature infants' heartbeats, breathing could be cues for leaving NICU

Late gestation is a busy time for babies getting ready for life outside the womb, particularly for functions critical to life such as breathing and maintaining an adequate heartbeat. These two functions are connected in mature ...

Health created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines long-term effects of methadone treatment in pregnancy

(Medical Xpress) -- Life gets off to a rough start for babies born to drug-dependent women, even when their mothers' addiction is clinically managed during pregnancy with methadone or other therapeutic replacement drugs. ...

Addiction created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stressed parents may affect preemie behavior later

(HealthDay) -- When parents of very small premature infants are stressed or depressed, their children are more likely to develop behavioral problems by age 3, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mom's voice may improve the health of premature babies

When babies are born prematurely, they are thrust into a hospital environment that while highly successful at saving their lives, is not exactly the same as the mother's womb where ideal development occurs. The Neonatal Intensive ...

Health created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low levels of care-seeking for newborn illness in low- and middle-income countries

In this week's PLoS Medicine, Abdullah Baqui from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA and colleagues systematically review studies describing newborn care-seeking behaviours by caregivers in low- and mi ...

Health created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unnecessary induction of labor increases risk of cesarean section and other complications

A new study published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica reveals that induction of labor at term in the absence of maternal or fetal indications increases the risk of cesarean section and other ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New test can better predict successful IVF embryos, scientists say

Scientists at University College Dublin have discovered a new way of measuring the potential success rate of an embryo before it is transferred back into the womb during in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast