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Researchers help save the lives of very premature babies

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Christchurch have played a crucial role in an international study aimed at saving the lives of very premature babies.

Pediatrics created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Birth rates good after implanting one embryo, study finds

(HealthDay)—Among women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) to become pregnant, there is no difference in delivery rates among those implanted with one prescreened embryo compared to those implanted ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research shows mothers holding at-risk babies can help with pain management

Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo and her team of researchers at Dalhousie's School of Nursing are exploring how maternal-driven interventions can help improve outcomes for at-risk preterm and fullterm infants.

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Study shows national movement against non-medically indicated deliveries prior to 39 weeks

A national movement to eliminate non-medically indicated (NMI) delivery before 39 weeks has prompted nearly two-thirds of all U.S. hospitals handling non-emergency births to adopt specific policies against the practice, according ...

Health created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lullabies soothe preemies, parents alike

(HealthDay)—Lullabies have been used to soothe babies since time immemorial. Now, scientists say that premature infants in particular can benefit from combining this tactic with other forms of music therapy, ...

Pediatrics created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nurse understaffing increases infection risk in VLBW babies

Very low birth weight infants, those weighing less than 3.25 pounds, account for half of infant deaths in the United States each year, yet a new study released in today's issue of JAMA Pediatrics documents that these critic ...

Pediatrics created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scores that evaluate newborn intensive care units are inconsistent

Scoring methods commonly used to evaluate Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICU) are inconsistent, according to new research from the University of Michigan.

Pediatrics created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plastics chemical BPA common in 'preemie' ICU, study finds

(HealthDay)—Premature babies who spend their first few days of life in the neonatal intensive care unit may be exposed to a possibly harmful chemical widely used in the manufacture of hard plastics, new ...

Pediatrics created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Policy changes in elective delivery proven successful

In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing changes in elective delivery ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast milk reduces risk of sepsis and intensive care costs in very-low-birth-weight infants

Feeding human breast milk to very-low-birth-weight infants greatly reduces risk for sepsis and significantly lowers associated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center ...

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Privacy a problem for mothers of newborns in neonatal intensive care units, study finds

Many mothers of newborns in neonatal intensive care units have difficulty finding private, quiet places in the hospital to express milk, according to a new study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western ...

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Post-operative intravenous acetaminophen may help reduce use of morphine in infants

Among infants undergoing major surgery, postoperative use of intermittent intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) for the management of pain resulted in a lower cumulative morphine dose over 48 hours, according to a study ...

Surgery created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More babies survive premature birth, but serious health problems unchanged

Research published in BMJ today suggests that although more babies survived shortly after extreme preterm birth in England in 2006 compared with 1995, the number with major conditions on leaving hospital remained largely unchan ...

Pediatrics created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Five big strides to fight lung disease in our tiniest patients

For Ottawa scientist and neonatologist Dr. Bernard Thébaud, even a major paper that answers five significant questions still doesn't seem quite enough in his determined path to get his laboratory breakthrough into the neonatal ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene linked to respiratory distress in babies

(Medical Xpress)—Some infants are more susceptible to potentially life-threatening breathing problems after birth, and rare, inherited DNA differences may explain why, according to research at Washington ...

Pediatrics created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast