Obstetrics & gynaecology
Neonatal intensive care unit works to save the tiniest patients
To Lizet and Francisco Robles' delight, the ultrasound showed their third child was going to be a girl.
May 05, 2022
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News tagged with preterm babies
Pediatrics
MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
Premature babies who develop abnormalities like autism and cerebral palsy as teenagers have subtle differences in brain structure that can be detected on quantitative MRI (qMRI), according to a new study in the journal Radiology. ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Health
Canadian researchers may have found link between fracking and premature births
According to a new study from the University of Calgary, there could be a link between oil and gas operations and health risks for pregnant women and their babies in those areas.
Apr 06, 2022
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Pediatrics
Are neurodevelopmental disorders common in extremely preterm babies?
In an analysis of data from national Swedish registries for extremely preterm babies (born before 24 weeks) from 2007–2018, most had neurodevelopmental disorders and/or other diagnoses during childhood and were referred ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Medical research
New epigenetic biomarkers found that potentially predict preterm birth
A signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preterm infants may help develop a test to determine whether a pregnancy may end too early. Such a test could help prevent premature births and the many resulting ...
Mar 01, 2022
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Vaccination
COVID vaccines safe during pregnancy: EU watchdog
Studies of pregnant women found the two most widely used COVID vaccines pose no risk to mothers or babies, the EU's drug regulator said on Tuesday.
Jan 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
Health of Black, Native moms key in fight to improve infant death disparities, experts say
The U.S. infant mortality rate continued its downward trend in 2019, but Black babies still died twice as often as white babies, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released this week.
Dec 13, 2021
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Pediatrics
Two-year follow up shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives
The new research, led by the University of Sydney, is a two-year follow up of the Australian Placental Transfusion Study, the award-winning and largest-ever clinical trial of delayed cord clamping of babies born before 30 ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Drinking water nitrate risks for babies assessed
There's no conclusive evidence that nitrate in drinking water causes adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth or birth defects, according to a review for the government by the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland.
Nov 19, 2021
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Health
Urgent need for anti-smoking campaigns to continue after pregnancy
Curtin University research has found quit support for smoking mothers should continue even after their first babies are born, given that many of those women will become pregnant again, and that quitting can substantially ...
Jul 20, 2021
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