Pediatrics

Study of premature babies has implications for future treatment

Research carried out by the University with doctors on the neonatal unit at the William Harvey Hospital and Brunel University have provided further insight into the biology of premature birth, with findings that may have ...

Health

Baby deaths soar 30% in Venezuela: ministry

Deaths of babies soared by 30 percent last year in Venezuela, hit by shortages of food and medicine in an economic and political crisis, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Mother's family history could pose risk for preterm birth

If a pregnant mother has a family history of premature birth, she is at risk for a preterm birth of her baby, according to a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Bacteria in the cervix may be key to understanding premature birth

Depending on the specific type, bacteria in a woman's vagina and cervix may increase the risk of premature birth or protect against it, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...

Pediatrics

New nutritional strategy gives a boost to tiny premature babies

The tiniest premature babies – weighing less than 1 kg at birth – often fail to gain weight during their long stay in hospital, which impacts upon their subsequent growth. Now, however, a retrospective data analysis conducted ...

Pediatrics

Premature baby girls shorter as adults

Baby girls born very premature could be almost three times more likely to grow into very short adults than female babies born at term, according to a new international study.

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