News tagged with neonatal care
Study identifies risk factors associated with death of extremely low birth weight infants after NICU
Preterm infants born with extremely low birth weights have an increased risk of death during the first year of life. Although researchers have extensively studied risk factors that could contribute to the death of preterm ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Tiny baby leaves Los Angeles hospital amid fanfare
(AP) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies was discharged Friday from the hospital where she spent nearly five months in an incubator - but not before getting the Hollywood treatment.
Jan 21, 2012 |
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LA hospital prepares to send tiny baby home
(AP) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies is headed home.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Cold spots contaminated in high humidity incubators
Microbes in human incubators, like those found in neonatal intensive care units, grow most robustly on cold spots when the relative humidity is at least 60 percent, according to a paper in the December 2011 issue of the journal ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Palm-sized baby among the world's smallest
At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor's hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces - less than a soda can - she is among the smallest babies ever born in the world.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Can breastfeeding reduce pain in preterm infants?
Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in preterm infants and long-term changes in their pain sensitivity, stress ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Preterm infants exposed to stressors in NICU display reduced brain size
New research shows that exposure to stressors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is associated with alterations in the brain structure and function of very preterm infants. According to the study now available in ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Costly treatment 'ineffective for babies'
(Medical Xpress) -- A worldwide study involving University of Sydney researchers has concluded that a costly and controversial treatment for neonatal sepsis is ineffective.
Sep 30, 2011 |
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New NICE guideline calls for improvements to antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets
A University of Birmingham fetal medicine expert has helped to shape new advice from NICE on antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets. Professor Mark Kilby says the new guideline, published today (September ...
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Neonatal and infant feeding disorders program saves infants from lifetime of feeding tubes
An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children's Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes, subsequently saving ...
Sep 06, 2011 |
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New clinical study reveals statistically significant reduction in NICU infant mortality
In a long-running randomized study of over 3,000 preterm infants, those whose care included the Heart Rate Observation System, or HeRO monitor, experienced greater than 20 percent reduced mortality, effectively saving one ...
Aug 25, 2011 |
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New study helps clarify symptoms and characteristics of acid reflux in neonates
Modifying stomach acid levels may not be enough to treat symptoms in neonates suspected of having gastroesophageal reflux disease. According to a study from Nationwide Children's Hospital, this is the first study to classify ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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16-pound Texas baby breaks hospital weight record
A newborn who tipped the scales at more than 16 pounds (7.3 kilograms) broke the local hospital's weight records in Longview, Texas, press reported Monday.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Study examines trends in withholding treatment for infants in neonatal intensive care units
Withdrawal of life-sustaining support and withholding lifesaving measures (such as CPR) appear to be the primary modes of infant deaths in a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of ...
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Guidelines for ventilator use help premature infants breathe easier
Guidelines that reduce the use of mechanical ventilation with premature infants in favor of a gentler form of respiratory support can profoundly affect those children's outcomes while reducing the cost of care, according ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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