A first in Australia, the La Trobe University study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, analyzed 18 years of perinatal data, representing almost 1.2 million births across Victoria, and ...
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For newborns with prenatal opioid exposure (POE), use of a vibrating crib mattress was associated with a reduction in administration of morphine treatment (AMT), according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Pediatrics.
May 17, 2023
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For very low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates, adoption of routine use of probiotics is associated with a reduction in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but not in sepsis or death, according to a study published ...
May 12, 2023
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Scientists studying the stubborn and dangerous rare yeast pathogen behind two outbreaks in a neonatal intensive care unit in Delhi, India, have found that while infected patients can be treated with antifungal medications, ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Newborns in the Dominican Republic with severe abdominal distention don't face the same odds of survival as those born in the U.S.
Apr 24, 2023
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For vulnerable premature babies, an incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a lifesaver, but the consequences can last a lifetime. Many studies have shown that the NICU is a noisy environment and that babies ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Infants born to mothers prescribed opioids after delivery, mostly after a cesarean, are at no greater risk of harm shortly after birth than infants of mothers not prescribed opioids, finds a large study from Canada published ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Jennifer Canvasser had never heard of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) before she gave birth to twins three months prematurely in 2011, but she has since devoted her life to raising awareness about this potentially fatal intestinal ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Together with multiple sclerosis (MS) experts, biostatisticians and clinicians from across the globe, a UK HealthCare neurologist has helped compile an essential list of MS medications for patients in resource-poor settings.
Mar 2, 2023
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Very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants are at substantially higher risk for chronic health problems and neurodevelopmental disabilities compared with full term infants. It is well-established that providing mother's milk to ...
Jan 4, 2023
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