Health
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.
Jul 12, 2011
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News tagged with newborn care
Pediatrics
How dads can use 'kangaroo care' to bond with their infants
An Australian study examining how dads bond with their premature newborns in a neonatal clinic shows the immense power of skin-to-skin contact between father and infant in the initial weeks of life.
Jul 11, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Cannabis use in pregnancy linked to a greater risk of autism
In the largest study of its kind, Ottawa researchers found that children whose mothers reported using cannabis during pregnancy were at greater risk of autism. The incidence of autism was 4 per 1000 person-years among children ...
Aug 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Separating mothers with COVID-19 from their newborns does more harm than good
In several countries pregnant women confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19 are being required to have cesarean sections or be separated from their newborn babies to restrict COVID-19 transmission.
Jun 26, 2020
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Medications
When pregnant women take kratom, their babies may suffer
In the past couple of years, two newborn babies in Buffalo experienced withdrawal as a result of their exposure to kratom in utero.
Apr 25, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Midwifery linked to better birth outcomes in state-by-state 'report card'
Midwife-friendly laws and regulations tend to coincide with lower rates of premature births, cesarean deliveries and newborn deaths, according to a U.S.-wide "report card" that ranks each of the 50 states on the quality of ...
Feb 21, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
A simple, inexpensive intervention makes birth safer for moms and babies in parts of Africa
Train nurses and midwives in the health facilities where they perform deliveries and more women and their babies will have safer births, a study led by a Jhpiego team demonstrates.
Dec 21, 2018
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Other
China hospital separates conjoined twins
A Chinese hospital said Tuesday it had successfully separated four-month-old conjoined twin girls in a "challenging" six-hour operation.
Sep 6, 2011
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Large-scale study finds no increase in pregnancy complications after COVID-19 vaccination
Vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy is not associated with a higher risk of pregnancy complications, according to a large-scale registry study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Norwegian Institute of ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Health
Millions of maternal and child lives could be saved every year for less than $5 a person
By spending less than $5 per person on essential health care services such as contraception, medication for serious illnesses and nutritional supplements, millions of maternal and child lives could be saved every year, according ...
Apr 10, 2016
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