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Vaginal delivery as safe as cesarean for most early preterm births

Vaginal delivery for early preterm fetuses presenting head first, or vertex presentation, had a high rate of success with no difference in neonatal mortality compared to cesarean delivery, a new study published in the American Jo ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 06, 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

Blood-brain barrier less permeable in newborns than adults after acute stroke

The ability for substances to pass through the blood-brain barrier is increased after adult stroke, but not after neonatal stroke, according to a new study the UCSF that will be published July 11 in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Neuroscience created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

Flu shot during pregnancy shows unexpected benefits in large study

Getting a flu shot during pregnancy provides unanticipated benefits to the baby, according to the authors of a large population-based study examining the issue. Specifically, the study showed that H1N1 vaccination during ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventable infectious diseases caused almost two-thirds of global child under-5 deaths in 2010

In 2010, preventable infectious diseases were responsible for almost two-thirds of the 7.6 million deaths of children under five worldwide, according to new estimates published Online First in The Lancet. Although child ...

Health created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Home birth poses danger for higher-risk pregnancies: study

(HealthDay) -- A five-year study of home births in Oregon found an elevated rate of deaths among babies that had to be transferred to the hospital because something went wrong during the delivery.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy a predictor for above-average birth weight

One out of every two women of reproductive age is overweight or obese. Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, from the University of Ottawa (faculties of Medicine and Health ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 17, 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

Hope for Romania baby born with stunted intestines

(AP) -- Baby Andrei has confounded doctors just by being alive: The tiny boy with twig-thin limbs was given just days to live when he was born with almost no intestines - eight months ago.

Other created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | 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

Hot on the trail of metabolic diseases and resistance to antibiotics

Proteins belonging to the large and important family of ABC transporters have been associated with metabolic diseases and can cause resistance to antibiotics. Biochemists from the University of Zurich and the NCCR Structural ...

Medical research created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0