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High levels of prenatal smoking exposure affect sleep patterns in preterm neonates

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created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that high levels of prenatal smoking exposure strongly modify sleep patterns in preterm neonates, which places infants at a higher risk for developmental diffic ...





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Pretermers bounce back from pain with a cuddle

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created Apr 24, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research published today in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics suggests that very preterm babies, born between 28 and 31 weeks, could benefit from skin-to-skin cuddling with their mother before and during painful proced ...


Study finds 'rescue course' of antenatal steroids improves outcome in premature babies

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, researchers will unveil findings that show that premature babies born before 34 weeks have a 31 percent reduction in serious ...


Radiologists develop scale to help clinicians predict disease severity in infants with NEC

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center have developed a scale called the Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale (DAAS) to assist clinicians in determining the severity of disease and the need for surgery in infants with ...


Link between mild infection and hypoxic apnoea

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created May 28, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Apnoea and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) represent major medical concerns in the neonatal population, and infection may play a crucial role in their pathogenesis. Scientists at Swedish medical university Karolinska ...


Milk protein supplement may help prevent sepsis in very low birth-weight infants

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Very low birth-weight newborns who received the milk protein lactoferrin alone or in combination with a probiotic had a reduced incidence of late-onset sepsis, according to a study in the October 7 issue of JAMA.


Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The "stroke belt" has a tight hold. People born in the Southern stroke belt have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults, even if they later move away, compared to people who were born in other parts of the country. ...


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Babies' language learning starts from the womb

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press ...


Double identities lie behind chromosome disorders

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created Jul 08, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chromosome disorders in sex cells cause infertility, miscarriage and irregular numbers of chromosomes (aneuploidy) in neonates. A new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the scientific journal Nature Genetics shows ...


Defining feeding milestones in neonates helps improve quality of life

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study conducted by researchers and physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital sheds new light on feeding challenges often faced by premature infants. Although the prevalence of this disorder is well recognized, ...


Carrier screening associated with decrease in incidence of cystic fibrosis

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An increase in the number of screened carriers for cystic fibrosis (CF) was associated with a decrease in the number of children born with CF in northeast Italy, according to a study in the December 16 issue of JAMA.



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