Breast milk may help prevent sepsis in preemies
(Washington University School of Medicine) Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have found -- in newborn mice -- that a component of breast milk may help protect premature babies from developing life-threatening sepsis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Preterm babies are more likely to be diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder
(University of Turku) Premature birth, low birth weight, and neonatal intensive care are associated with the risk of being diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder (RAD). The disorder causes problems in emotional bonding, social interaction, and expression of emotions, and it can lead to severe and expensive consequences later in life. The disorder will impair child's social interactions and it is connected with later child protection issues, psychiatric and substance use disorders, and social exclusion. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Heat Waves May Raise Risk of Premature Birth
Extreme heat may trigger contractions and earlier birth. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Weather Premature Babies Temperature Birth Rates Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
Liberia: Phebe Hospital Fuel Shortage Results in the Death of Patients Awaiting Oxygen
[FrontPageAfrica] Phebe, Suakoko District, Bong County - Bennel Neblett, a 2016 graduate of Cuttington University, and two premature babies, have died in Phebe Hospital because it cannot afford fuel to run its generators, an official said Friday. The three patients died because they could not be operated on without electricity. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 29, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nurse's request for premature baby sleeves is viral hit
Knitters from all over the world are helping premature babies be more comfortable in hospital. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adventist Rideout hospital to bring in more UC Davis doctors
UC Davis Health and Adventist Health are strengthening their ties with a new partnership to care for premature babies born in Marysville ’s Rideout Memorial Hospital.
UC Davis Health is sending more doctors to staff the neonatal intensive care unit at Rideout, which cares for newborns. The new partnership will see UC Davis Health send one full-time neonatologist to Rideout, as well as another neonatologist who will serve as medi cal director of the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. UC Davis… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 25, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Felicia Alvarez Source Type: news
Hormone therapy may help treat lung damage in premature children
According to a study published in theAmerican Journal of Pathology, adrenomeduillin hormone therapy may help treat premature babies with lung damage.Science Codex (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - February 24, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Warning over prescribing antibiotics during pregnancy
Macrolide antibiotics could raise risk of birth defects Related items fromOnMedica Premature births linked to bacterial changes in vagina Tdap vaccination in pregnancy not linked to birth defects Poor asthma control in pregnancy linked to serious adverse outcomes TV programme overstates antidepressant risk during pregnancy SSRIs raise risk of rare neonatal hypertension (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
New findings may help premature babies breathe easier
Researchers have gained understanding of a complex biological process that stimulates production of alveolar in the lungs of babies -- without which, premature infants are more susceptible to microbial infections. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IVF-conceived children have somewhat higher mortality risk in their first weeks of life
(Karolinska Institutet) Children conceived with assisted reproductive techniques including IVF have a somewhat higher mortality risk during their first weeks of life than children conceived naturally, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Fertility and Sterility. The researchers link the increased risk to a higher degree of premature births in IVF children and emphasize that the risk of infant mortality is still very small for both groups. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
A $4 Million NICU Bill: The Price of Prematurity
As the number of preterm births rises, families are shouldering unexpected out-of-pocket expenses. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Babies and Infants Premature Babies Families and Family Life Medicaid Parenting Hospitals Source Type: news
A Daily Aspirin for Pregnancy?
Pregnant women who take a daily baby aspirin may reduce the risk for premature birth. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Aspirin Women and Girls Pregnancy and Childbirth Premature Babies Babies and Infants Source Type: news
Gambia: Labouring Farmers Show Why Premature Births May Boom in a Warmer World
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Jali -As climate change brings more heat extremes, researchers are tracking the risks facing Gambia's pregnant farmers and their babies (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 8, 2020 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Drug To Prevent Premature Birth Divides Doctors, Insurers And FDA Experts
(Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - January 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emmarie Huetteman Source Type: news
Taking a quarter of aspirin pill a day could cut risk of premature birth, new research suggests
A study of almost 12,000 women found that taking 81 milligrams of aspirin a day - a quarter of a 300mg pill - from the sixth week of pregnancy to the 36th lowered the danger by 11 per cent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
