News tagged with late preterm

Poor sleep quality in first, third trimesters linked to preterm births

Poor sleep quality in both early and late pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of delivering preterm.

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Most patients need several sequential treatment steps for remission of major depression

Major depressive disorder is a major public health problem that affects 7% of the population during any 12-month period and affects around 1 in 6 people throughout their lifetime. A Seminar published Online First by the Lancet review ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Vaginal progesterone reduces preterm birth, neonatal morbidity and mortality in women at risk

Women with a short cervix should be treated with vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth, according to a landmark study by leading obstetricians around the world. Vaginal progesterone decreased the rate of preterm birth ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Babies born 32-36 weeks fare less well at school

(Medical Xpress) -- Only 71 per cent of babies born between 32 and 36 weeks are successful in key stage 1 (KS1) tests (defined as achieving at least level 2 in reading, writing and maths), compared to 79 per ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women exposed to diethylstilbestrol in the womb face increased cancer risk

A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during pregnancy has found that exposure to the drug while in the womb (in utero) is associated with many ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preterm birth associated with higher risk of death in early childhood, young adulthood

In a study that included more than 600,000 individuals born in Sweden between 1973-1979, those born preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation) had a higher risk of death during early childhood and young adulthood than persons ...

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created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Certain HIV medication associated with adrenal dysfunction in newborns of HIV-1 infected mothers

Infants of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infected mothers who were treated before and after birth with the protease inhibitor lopinavir-ritonavir were more likely to experience adrenal dysfunction, including life-threatening ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical mystery endures: Black babies at twice risk of whites for death, study indicates

African-American women are significantly more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than white women, in an enduring medical mystery. It exists at all income and education levels, but is widest among more affluent, ...

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created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Artificial pancreas in pregnancy promises fewer diabetes deaths

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Care of late-preterm preemies may be insufficient

In the last 15 years the U.S has seen a sharp increase in the number of babies born as late-preterm infants, between 34 and 37 weeks' gestation. This is approximately 400,000 children each year, comprising over 70 percent ...

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created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Late-preterm babies at greater risk for problems later in childhood

Late-preterm babies – those born between 34 and 36 weeks – are at an increased risk for cognitive and emotional problems, regardless of maternal IQ or demographics, according to new research published by Michigan ...

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created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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