Progesterone does not prevent preterm birth or complications, says study
An increasingly popular hormonal "treatment" for pregnant women with a history of preterm birth does not work, a major new international study shows.
Oct 3, 2017
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An increasingly popular hormonal "treatment" for pregnant women with a history of preterm birth does not work, a major new international study shows.
Oct 3, 2017
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Women who go into labour before 37 weeks of pregnancy should be offered antibiotics to prevent a possible transmission of Group B Streptococcal (GBS), according to updated guidance published by the Royal College of Obstetricians ...
Sep 18, 2017
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An app developed by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Women's Hospital, and the University of Melbourne could revolutionise the way cerebral palsy is diagnosed and the timing of treatment.
Sep 12, 2017
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The source of spontaneous, high-amplitude bursts of activity seen in the brains of preterm babies, which are vital for healthy development, has been identified by a team led by researchers at UCL and King's College London.
Sep 12, 2017
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There are two medications that prevent preterm birth, the most common cause of perinatal death in the U.S. One costs 16 cents a week, one US$285. Poor black women aren't getting either. Why?
Sep 7, 2017
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Survival of preterm babies has increased worldwide. Recent studies have focused on outcomes of extremely preterm children (born at 22-26 weeks' gestation), but outcomes of children born very and moderately preterm (between ...
Aug 16, 2017
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Parents of very premature or very low birth weight babies have the same life satisfaction as parents of full-term babies, when their children reach adulthood- according to new research by the University of Warwick.
Aug 10, 2017
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A technique called "electrical grounding" may moderate preterm infants' electromagnetic exposure in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and improve their health outcomes, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Aug 3, 2017
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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 ...
Jul 11, 2017
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More than 10 percent of babies in the United States are born prematurely, yet very little is know about the underlying causes. Vaginal infections long have been thought to be related to preterm birth, prompting researchers ...
Jun 13, 2017
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