Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When mom-to-be has COVID-19
Childbirth is an emotional event, filled with both excitement and apprehension.
Aug 28, 2020
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Pediatrics
Survival rates for premature babies in high-level NICUs are better than previously reported
Premature babies are more likely to survive when they are born in high-level neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) than in hospitals without such facilities, and this benefit is considerably larger than previously reported.
Jul 23, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Early gestational diabetes treatment shown to reduce birth complications, health costs for those at higher risk
New research led by Western Sydney University has shown that treatment of gestational diabetes from early pregnancy can not only reduce birth complications among babies and mothers, but can also reduce health costs by up ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers
When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid ...
Oct 25, 2023
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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 ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Anaphylaxis is rare complication of pregnancy
(HealthDay)—Anaphylaxis is a rare complication of pregnancy, with an estimated incidence of 1.6 per 100,000 maternities, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and ...
Dec 18, 2017
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Medications
Patients may be exposed to hormone-disrupting chemicals in medications, medical supplies
Health care providers may unintentionally expose patients to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by prescribing certain medications and using medical supplies, according to a perspective published in the Endocrine Society's ...
Jul 2, 2020
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Pediatrics
Study highlights need for improved, stable eye screening for premature babies
Among the challenges faced in caring for premature babies is protecting their eye sight, and concerns are growing about an available workforce ready to screen for retinopathy of prematurity.
Dec 14, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Is Florida failing its children? More babies are born early, at low weight and high risk of death
Little Liberty Belle Garcia arrived in the world at a Hollywood hospital in August weighing only 1 pound 5 ounces. A month later, Cheyenne Tomblin was born at a Boca Raton hospital weighing 12 ounces, about the size of a ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Pediatrics
Multiple-birth infants have higher risk of medical mixups in NICU
Multiple-birth infants had a significantly higher risk of wrong-patient order errors compared with singletons in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos ...
Aug 26, 2019
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