Pediatrics
Lower iron levels seen in newborns of obese mothers
A growing number of studies imply that children born to obese mothers face health problems stemming from the womb.
Jul 9, 2012
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Journal of Perinatology
Pediatrics
Too few hospitals have clinical decision support tools to calculate nutrition in NICU
Most neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium are unable to reliably and consistently monitor caloric intake delivered to critically ill infants at risk for growth ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Smallest and largest fetuses at greater risk of being stillborn, research finds
The tiniest and the heaviest fetuses are at much higher risk of being stillborn than those of average weight, new research has found.
Jun 25, 2012
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Pediatrics
Low birth weight and future heart problems—early clues in the newborn period
A Monash University led study has revealed early clues to identifying which low-weight new born babies are at risk of developing future heart problems, opening the way to better monitoring and treatment.
Aug 18, 2017
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Diabetes
For the first time, study identifies time trends in pregnancy-related outcomes among American women with type 1 diabetes
Researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center investigated time trends in pregnancy-related outcomes among women with type 1 diabetes between 2004 and 2017, and found that the percentage of mothers with excess weight gain during ...
Jul 1, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds poor access to obstetric and neonatal care in low-income areas
A research team led by the Yale School of Public Health has found that many pregnant women in low-income areas have to travel farther than their peers to reach the nearest hospitals to deliver their babies–and the gap in ...
Mar 19, 2018
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Health
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 ...
Feb 6, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
More burnout among pregnancy, newborn care providers during pandemic, study finds
Medical professionals who care for pregnant women and newborns experienced greatly increased rates of burnout during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a small study led by Stanford University School of ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Pediatrics
Premature infants exposed to unsafe levels of chemical in medical products
Hospitalized premature infants are exposed to unsafe levels of a chemical found in numerous medical products used to treat them, raising questions about whether critically ill newborns may be adversely affected by equipment ...
Nov 13, 2014
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Health
Study underscores need to improve communication with moms of critically ill infants
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once described England and America as two countries separated by a common language.
Aug 16, 2012
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