Germany to legalize anonymous hospital births
(AP)—The German government wants to allow women to use false names when giving birth in hospitals while still ensuring that children born this way can learn the mother's name after turning 16.
Health
Mar 13, 2013 |
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States select benchmark plans for essential health benefit required by Affordable Care Act
Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have selected the health insurance plan in their state that will serve as the "essential health benefit" package sold by all insurers participating in the new health insurance ...
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Mar 13, 2013 |
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Car crashes overlooked killer of unborn babies
Motor vehicle crashes involving mothers-to-be account for more than half of all New Zealand's foetal deaths due to maternal injury, new University of Otago research reveals.
Health
Mar 12, 2013 |
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The do's and don'ts of diaper rash
(Medical Xpress)—Almost every parent has to deal with it – diaper rash. Though the problem is common, it's also extremely painful and uncomfortable for the child and can leave parents at a loss for how to comfort their ...
Pediatrics
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Combo treatment might beat epidural to ease labor, study says
(HealthDay)—In the first stage of labor, a combined spinal-epidural technique provides faster and better pain relief compared to traditional epidural pain relief, a new study suggests.
Medical research
Mar 05, 2013 |
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More sunlight months during pregnancy gives newborns longer thighbones, study says
(Medical Xpress)—The seasonal variation of sunlight in Ireland means newborns from Caucasian women who had more sunlight months during their pregnancy (April – Sep) are more likely to have longer thighbones, ...
Health
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Researchers solve mystery behind baby's first breath
(Medical Xpress)—Queen's University researchers have discovered how a key artery in a newborn baby's heart constricts and eventually closes when the baby takes its first breath and adjusts to the shock of being born. The ...
Medical research
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Postpartum anxiety more common than depression
(HealthDay)—Postpartum anxiety is more common than depression in the days and months following delivery, and is associated with adverse maternal heath outcomes and reduced duration of breastfeeding, according ...
Pediatrics
Mar 04, 2013 |
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A vaccine that works in newborns? Promising compound may help protect babies during vulnerable window
The underdeveloped immune systems of newborns don't respond to most vaccines, leaving them at high risk for infections like rotavirus, pertussis (whooping cough) and pneumococcus. Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital ...
Immunology
Mar 04, 2013 |
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HIV 'cure' in infancy, caution experts
AIDS experts cautioned Monday against hype of a cure after doctors in the United States suppressed HIV in a child born with the virus by administering a potent drug cocktail shortly after birth. ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 04, 2013 |
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Unique study highlights importance of universal newborn screening for lethal genetic disorder
Contrary to current belief, routine newborn screening improves the detection of the lethal form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in girls as well as boys, saving lives in both sexes, according to a unique study of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 25, 2013 |
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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
Feb 22, 2013 |
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New guidelines issued for genetic screening in newborns, children
(HealthDay)— New guidelines on testing newborns and children for genetic diseases recommend screening for childhood diseases but note that testing for diseases that strike in adulthood may not be worthwhile.
Genetics
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Baby wash does not damage baby's skin barrier function, study finds
The findings by academics at The University of Manchester, published in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, compared Johnson's Baby Top-to-Toe wash against plain bath water on 307 newborn babies over a ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 18, 2013 |
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Indonesian newborn dies after rejection from 10 hospitals
A one-week-old baby in Indonesia has died from respiratory complications after being turned away from 10 hospitals, her street vendor father said Monday, adding he could not pay what some demanded.
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Feb 18, 2013 |
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