Infants of pregnant women who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy had lower risks of severe health outcomes, neonatal death, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, according to a new study from ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Over the past two decades, conditional cash transfer programs have led to a 24% reduction in child mortality in Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, equivalent to more than 700,000 child deaths averted, according to an impact evaluation ...
Jul 14, 2023
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One of the serious complications that can occur during late pregnancy happens when the amniotic sac (also called the bag of waters) breaks too early, which can allow bacterial infections to cause dangerous tissue inflammation ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Resource-limited settings are the chief cause of overwhelming neonatal and fetal deaths around the world, with low- and middle-income countries such as India and Pakistan continuing to be major contributors to neonatal mortality.
Nov 23, 2020
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Sexual inequality between boys and girls starts as early as in the mother's womb – but how and why this occurs could be a key to preventing higher rates of preterm birth, stillbirth and neonatal death among boys.
May 27, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The number of fetal deaths that could be avoided by delivery is greater than the number of neonatal deaths that would be anticipated by delivery around 37 to 38 weeks' gestation, according to research published ...
Mar 28, 2013
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In a study that included nearly 30,000 women from Nordic countries who had filled a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescription during pregnancy, researchers found no significant association between use of ...
Jan 1, 2013
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Neonatal deaths are a serious issue in Nigeria. More than a quarter million infants die every year and 700 infants every day in Nigeria. Most of the infant deaths are known to occur during the early neonatal period (first ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Infants prenatally exposed to cannabis are more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and require neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care than infants without prenatal cannabis exposure, according to a study ...
Nov 16, 2023
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From 2017 through 2020, 1,067 homicides occurred among infants in the United States, averaging 267 per year, according to the July 26 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Jul 27, 2023
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