A little over 1% of babies born in the U.S. in 2020 fell under the category of very low birthweight, meaning they weighed less than 1,500 grams at birth, or less than 3 pounds, 4 ounces. And considering that the Centers ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Very premature babies need extra oxygen and mechanical intervention to breathe, but this damages their lungs, causing a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). These babies have smaller and weaker lungs ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Camille Abbey was two months away from giving birth to twins when she sensed something wasn't right.
Dec 22, 2021
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A clinical trial by the University of Southampton and University College London has revealed one reason why COVID-19 patients on ventilators have trouble breathing, and how refining a treatment could help save lives.
Dec 14, 2021
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Apnea, a sudden interruption in the respiratory flow, affects both adults and children. Especially premature babies, whose respiratory system has not yet fully developed, suffer from it. In collaboration with Máxima Medical ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Imagine a system that can detect within one second whether a newborn baby has jaundice, a condition affecting 60 percent of infants, and in severe cases leading to brain damage and hearing loss.
Nov 17, 2021
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"An artificial uterus—the incubator 2.0—will become a reality within 10 years," says Jasmijn Kok, one of the founders of the spin-off Juno. Together with researchers from the department of Industrial Design from the Eindhoven ...
Oct 7, 2021
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A 25-year study led by the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne has found that the number of premature babies surviving without disability has increased by 20 percent.
Aug 30, 2021
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A baby born prematurely often has to be separated from its parents and placed in an incubator in intensive care. For several weeks, he or she will undergo routine medical procedures that can be painful, without being relieved ...
Aug 27, 2021
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University of South Australia researchers have designed a computer vision system that can automatically detect a tiny baby's face in a hospital bed and remotely monitor its vital signs from a digital camera with the same ...
Aug 25, 2021
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