A new app launched by The University of Nottingham is offering parents of newborn infants the chance to play a crucial role in research that could save the lives of premature babies in the developing world.
May 6, 2015
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Premature birth can alter the connectivity between key areas of the brain, according to a new study led by King's College London. The findings should help researchers to better understand why premature birth is linked to ...
May 4, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Women who were born prematurely may be more likely to deliver their own babies early, a new study suggests.
Apr 10, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Elise Jackson remembers very clearly the day her son was born: It was May 8, 2002, and Elijah had arrived 15 weeks before his due date.
Jan 27, 2015
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In a large, national study of extremely premature infants, researchers found that death rates decreased from 2000 to 2011. An analysis of specific causes found that deaths attributed to immaturity or pulmonary causes and ...
Jan 21, 2015
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Pregnant with her first child, Jamie Antisdel was determined to give her baby the best start. She did all the things she was supposed to do, such as exercising, eating well and maintaining a healthy weight. Yet, at 28 weeks, ...
Nov 12, 2014
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Women who undergo a colposcopy but only have a small amount of tissue removed (less than 10mm depth) are not at increased risk of having a premature birth.
Nov 7, 2014
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The national preterm birth rate fell to 11.4 percent in 2013 – the lowest in 17 years—meeting the federal Healthy People 2020 goal seven years early. Despite this progress, the U.S. still received a "C" on the 7th annual ...
Nov 6, 2014
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Disturbances in the early stages of brain growth, such as preterm birth – when many of the brain's structures have not yet fully developed – appears to affect the brain's neuro-circuitry, which may explain premature babies' ...
Nov 4, 2014
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Women who have been previously hospitalized for bipolar disorder are nearly twice as likely to have premature babies compared to women without a history of mental illness, according to a new study by researchers at Women's ...
Nov 3, 2014
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