Health
Bigger babies have bigger brains as teens: study
(HealthDay)—Newborns who weigh around 9 pounds or more at birth tend to have bigger brains as teens than those who weigh less at birth, a new study finds.
Nov 19, 2012
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News tagged with premature birth
Autism spectrum disorders
Cannabis use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of ADHD, autism and intellectual disability in children
A new study presented at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2024 reveals a significant association between prenatal cannabis use disorder (CUD) and an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
The shorter the mother, the higher the odds of having a premature baby: study
Short mothers are twice as likely to have a baby born premature than tall mothers, according to a new international study.
Apr 22, 2016
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Health
New research shows C-section not always best for babies
The widely-held assumption that a cesarean delivery has no health risks for the baby is being challenged today by new research that found the procedure did not help some preterm babies who were small for gestational age, ...
Feb 9, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Boston lawsuit claims DES-breast cancer link
(AP) -- Arline MacCormack first heard about DES from her mother when she was 17. Three decades later, MacCormack believes that the drug her mother took to prevent miscarriages caused her to develop breast cancer at age 44.
Jan 8, 2012
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Pediatrics
Steroid treatment in very low birth weight infants may contribute to vision problems
Because of the beneficial effect of corticosteroids on lung function, especially in infants who are ventilator dependent, corticosteroids are, at times, administered to very low birth weight neonates to treat established ...
Aug 16, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Test links strains of common parasite to severe illness in US newborns
Scientists have identified which strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, the cause of toxoplasmosis, are most strongly associated with premature births and severe birth defects in the United States. The researchers used ...
Apr 12, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age two, study finds
Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine used MRI brain scans and machine learning techniques at birth to predict cognitive development at age 2 years with 95 percent accuracy.
Mar 15, 2019
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Pediatrics
Good news for parents: Many preemie babies grow up fine
(HealthDay)—Having a premature baby can be frightening for parents, but new research delivers a calming finding: Many premature babies end up as healthy adults without major illnesses.
Oct 22, 2019
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Health
Pregnant mothers at risk from air pollution
A Californian-based study has looked in detail at air quality and the impact of traffic-related air pollution on premature birth. Published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, results from this study ...
Oct 7, 2011
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