Malawi: Chakwera Presents Makanjira Centre for Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has said the Makanjira Centre for Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) is his special gift to women of childbearing ages in Traditional Authorities Makanjira, Lulanga, and Namabvi in Mangochi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 17, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Preventing perinatal depression: cultural adaptation of the mothers and babies course in Kenya and Tanzania - Le HN, McEwan E, Kapiyo M, Muthoni F, Opiyo T, Rabemananjara KM, Senefeld S, Hembling J.
Pregnant women and mothers in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk for perinatal depression, warranting a need to develop culturally tailored interventions to prevent perinatal depression. This paper documents the process of adapting an evidence-based preve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

One in Six French Women Have Postpartum Depression One in Six French Women Have Postpartum Depression
The results of a recent national perinatal survey are consistent with international data on perinatal mental health.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - October 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates
Women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely than non-smokers, almost double previous estimates.  In a new study, researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that smoking during pregnancy is linked to premature birth and low birth weights. Babies born to mothers who smoked throughout their pregnancy were four... Read moreThe post Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 5, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Women's health Pregnancy Smoking Source Type: news

Police investigate trust for corporate manslaughter
Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust is being investigated for corporate manslaughter following Lucy Letby’s conviction for murdering babies while working on its neonatal unit. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - October 4, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

UK police open a corporate manslaughter investigation into a hospital where a nurse killed 7 babies
British police have opened an investigation into corporate manslaughter at a northern England hospital after a neonatal nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others when she worked there (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Police investigate corporate manslaughter at Countess of Chester Hospital
Countess of Chester Hospital is the subject of an investigation into corporate manslaughter following the murder conviction of former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, Cheshire Constabulary has announced. Detective superintendent Simon Blackwell said the investigation is focused on the indictment period of the charges for Letby, from June 2015 to June 2016, and will consider areas... Read moreThe post Police investigate corporate manslaughter at Countess of Chester Hospital appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 4, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news

The trajectory of maternal perinatal depressive symptoms predicts executive function in early childhood - Power J, Watson S, Chen W, Lewis A, van IJzendoorn M, Galbally M.
BACKGROUND: Perinatal maternal depression may affect fetal neurodevelopment directly or indirectly via exposures such as smoking, alcohol, or antidepressant use. The relative contribution of these risk factors on child executive function (EF) has not been ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

After death of infant, FDA warns hospitals about probiotics for premature babies
After the death of a preterm baby who was given a probiotic in a hospital, the US Food and Drug Administration is warning hospitals about using probiotics in infants born prematurely. In a warning letter Friday, the federal agency cautioned health care providers that bacteria and fungi found in…#infinanthealth #fda #evivo #mctoil #federalfooddrug #jamapediatrics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Perinatal depression - case review in clinical grand rounds - Shah A, Das N, Arasappa R, Ganjekar S, Thippeswamy H, Satyanarayana VA, Kishore MT, Vaiphei K, Chandra PS.
Perinatal depression (PND) is associated with poor obstetric and neonatal outcomes, and severe PND warrants psychiatric hospitalization. A mother-baby unit is ideal for joint admission of the mother-baby dyad for treating mothers with severe PND. Medical a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

A descriptive review on perinatal deliberate self-harm: an untraversed mental health domain - Bijjal SS, Ganiger FB, Mugali JD, Shaikh M, Purad V, Anirudh B.
Deliberate self-harm is an act or self-inflicted injury without suicidal intent and nonfatal outcome. In recent years, the rates of self-harm are increasing in women of childbearing age and are recognized as a global health problem. Various risk factors su... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Volunteers cuddle babies in intensive care: ‘To feel their finger curl around yours is an amazing connection.’
Irv Williams first got to know the NICU, or neonatal intensive care unit, eight years ago when his grandson needed to spend time there as a newborn. Now Williams volunteers alongside the devoted caregivers who helped his grandson at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center in…#irvwilliams #nicu #portland #maine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

United States Medical Warming Blankets Market Report 2023-2028: The Advent of Portable Patient Warming Systems is Gaining Momentum in Pediatric and Neonatal Care
DUBLIN, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "US Medical Warming Blankets Market - Focused Insights 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. US Medical warming market is projected to reach a value of $322.41 million by 2028 from $227.5 million, growing at a... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: MRR Source Type: news

FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to Gravitas Medical for Neonatal Patients Requiring Enteral Feeding
Gravitas Medical announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Entarik, the innovative Gravitas Feeding Tube System. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gravitas Medical is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FDA PDT Source Type: news

Letby faces retrial for one count of attempted murder
Former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby will face a retrial for an outstanding charge of attempted murder, it has been announced. In August, Letby was sentenced to a whole life order after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and... Read moreThe post Letby faces retrial for one count of attempted murder appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news