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1 1/2-pound baby born on cruise ship beats odds to survive

A Utah woman who unexpectedly gave birth on a cruise ship months before her due date says she wrapped towels around the 1 1/2-pound boy and, with the help of medical staff, managed to keep him alive until the ship reached ...

Other

Tiny, premature baby survives birth on a cruise ship

A Utah woman who unexpectedly gave birth on a cruise ship months before her due date said she wrapped towels around the 1 1/2-pound boy and kept him alive with the help of medical staff until the ship reached port.

Pediatrics

Pain overlooked in premature infants

Premature infants receiving intensive care are exposed to a great deal of pain, and this pain causes damage to the child. Despite this half of the infants admitted to neonatal intensive units will not receive any pain relief, ...

Health

Rudeness damages medical staff performance

Researchers have proven that rudeness—like poison in the water cooler—is toxic in the workplace, affecting both job and business performance. But what if your office is a hospital Intensive Care Unit where lives hang ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Personal clothing may spread respiratory infections within the NICU

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is the leading cause of childhood respiratory hospitalizations among premature babies, can be detected from the clothes worn by caregivers/visitors who are visiting infants in the ...

Pediatrics

Exposure to rude behavior harms NICU team performance

(HealthDay)—Exposure to rudeness has adverse consequences on the diagnostic and procedural performance of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) team members, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in Pediatrics.

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