An analysis of 16 audiotaped conversations between parents of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and clinicians found that medical staff routinely downplay quality of life issues and leave families more optimistic ...
Dec 12, 2017
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For the first time, scientists have measured the stress levels of fathers of premature babies during the tense transition between the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and home and discovered fathers are more stressed than ...
Dec 4, 2017
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While vaccinations protect children against various illnesses, the pain can sometimes be too much to bear. It's no wonder most children and parents dread their vaccination appointments. Now new research from York University's ...
Nov 14, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Exposure to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of neonatal morbidity, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in Pediatrics.
Nov 13, 2017
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Results from a new study suggest that a history of kidney stones may indicate an increased risk for metabolic and hypertensive complications during pregnancy and add support to a growing body of research linking kidney stones ...
Nov 5, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Hospital (HUH) have developed software based on machine learning that can independently interpret EEG signals from a premature infant and generate an estimate ...
Oct 27, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Higher doses of vitamin D can improve the bone health of premature babies, new research suggests.
Oct 19, 2017
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(HealthDay)—For pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is associated with improved neonatal outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in The Lancet to coincide with ...
Sep 18, 2017
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Each year, thousands of infants in the United States end up in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) with acute kidney injury (AKI), a condition in which the kidneys falter in performing the critical role of filtering waste ...
Aug 10, 2017
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(HealthDay)—The first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device designed specifically for neonatal brain and head imaging in intensive care units has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Jul 21, 2017
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