News tagged with neonatal care


A new EEG shows how brain tracts are formed

In the past few years, researchers at the University of Helsinki have made several breakthroughs in discovering how the brain of preterm babies work, in developing treatments to protect the brain, and in developing research ...

Neuroscience created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies risk factors associated with death of extremely low birth weight infants after NICU

Preterm infants born with extremely low birth weights have an increased risk of death during the first year of life. Although researchers have extensively studied risk factors that could contribute to the death of preterm ...

Health created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiny baby leaves Los Angeles hospital amid fanfare

(AP) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies was discharged Friday from the hospital where she spent nearly five months in an incubator - but not before getting the Hollywood treatment.

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LA hospital prepares to send tiny baby home

(AP) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies is headed home.

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Palm-sized baby among the world's smallest

At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor's hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces - less than a soda can - she is among the smallest babies ever born in the world.

Health created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can breastfeeding reduce pain in preterm infants?

Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in preterm infants and long-term changes in their pain sensitivity, stress ...

Health created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preterm infants exposed to stressors in NICU display reduced brain size

New research shows that exposure to stressors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is associated with alterations in the brain structure and function of very preterm infants. According to the study now available in ...

Neuroscience created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Costly treatment 'ineffective for babies'

(Medical Xpress) -- A worldwide study involving University of Sydney researchers has concluded that a costly and controversial treatment for neonatal sepsis is ineffective.

Health created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New NICE guideline calls for improvements to antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets

A University of Birmingham fetal medicine expert has helped to shape new advice from NICE on antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets. Professor Mark Kilby says the new guideline, published today (September ...

Health created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neonatal and infant feeding disorders program saves infants from lifetime of feeding tubes

An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children's Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes, subsequently saving ...

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

New clinical study reveals statistically significant reduction in NICU infant mortality

In a long-running randomized study of over 3,000 preterm infants, those whose care included the Heart Rate Observation System, or HeRO monitor, experienced greater than 20 percent reduced mortality, effectively saving one ...

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New study helps clarify symptoms and characteristics of acid reflux in neonates

Modifying stomach acid levels may not be enough to treat symptoms in neonates suspected of having gastroesophageal reflux disease. According to a study from Nationwide Children's Hospital, this is the first study to classify ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

16-pound Texas baby breaks hospital weight record

A newborn who tipped the scales at more than 16 pounds (7.3 kilograms) broke the local hospital's weight records in Longview, Texas, press reported Monday.

Health created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study examines trends in withholding treatment for infants in neonatal intensive care units

Withdrawal of life-sustaining support and withholding lifesaving measures (such as CPR) appear to be the primary modes of infant deaths in a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of ...

Health created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Guidelines for ventilator use help premature infants breathe easier

Guidelines that reduce the use of mechanical ventilation with premature infants in favor of a gentler form of respiratory support can profoundly affect those children's outcomes while reducing the cost of care, according ...

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