Despite the numerous medical advances that happen every day, the infant mortality rate in the United States is still higher than most European countries. While experts believe this is closely linked to the growing rate of ...
Dec 21, 2011
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Giving human milk to premature babies is recommended by the WHO for at least six months to provide nutrients and essential antimicrobial substances for those babies born with low weight or who are immunosuppressed. In premature ...
May 24, 2019
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There are several ways to find out whether a population's health is improving or if people in a particular country, city or region are getting sicker. These measures are known as sentinel health events or indicators.
Nov 21, 2016
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Heart problems are often associated with older people. But every year about 1 in 110 children in the United States are born with congenital heart disease, which include a variety of defects ranging from holes in the heart ...
Feb 10, 2020
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Breastfeeding pain is not often recognized as a problem, but a majority of first-time mothers experience this type of pain, which may lead some to stop breastfeeding altogether. A new study from Western University has discovered ...
Oct 31, 2018
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Infant mortality rates in Texas vary dramatically even across neighboring zip codes, according to a new analysis and mapping tool from researchers at The University of Texas System and UT Health Northeast. The analysis and ...
Jan 20, 2018
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The March of Dimes is calling for a nationwide effort to reduce U.S. preterm births to 5.5 percent of all live births by 2030. Seven other developed countries already have preterm birth rates below 6 percent, and 15 have ...
Nov 3, 2014
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In individuals living in the Arctic, researchers have discovered a genetic variant that arose thousands of years ago and most likely provided an evolutionary advantage for processing high-fat diets or for surviving in a cold ...
Oct 23, 2014
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Paid maternity leave has major mental and physical health benefits for mothers and children - including reduced rates of postpartum depression and infant mortality, according to a report in the March/April issue of Harvard ...
Mar 9, 2020
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The U.S. infant mortality rate continued its downward trend in 2019, but Black babies still died twice as often as white babies, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released this week.
Dec 13, 2021
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