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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 ...


Newborns in ICUs often undergo painful procedures, most without pain medication

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created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An examination of newborn intensive care finds that newborns undergo numerous procedures that are associated with pain and stress, and that many of these procedures are performed without medication or therapy to relieve pain, ...





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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 ...


Babies with mild facial paralysis from forceps typically do not need treatment

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

Mild facial nerve paralysis caused by the use of forceps during birth generally resolves on its own and does not require treatment, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.


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.


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Biomarkers for identifying infant infections

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created Oct 14, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infection is the leading cause of infant deaths worldwide, and particularly a common killer of weaker, pre-term infants. Current diagnostic tests can be slow and non-specific, but researchers have now identified ...


Will giving coffee to babies keep them awake as adults?

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An F1000 evaluation looks at a Canadian study on how giving caffeine to newborn rats has a long-lasting and detrimental effect on sleep and breathing in adulthood.


Researchers find gram-negative rods in two Philippine neonatal intensive care units

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found a high frequency of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative rods (GNRs) in two of the largest neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the city of Manila, Philippines. ...


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 ...


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 ...


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, ...



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