&#39;Kangaroo Care&#39; Good for Premature Infants-Experts
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Continuous skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her premature infant appears to help them to thrive just as well as traditional care in incubators, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - Caring for a stuffed animal appears to alleviate stress signs in young children exposed to traumatic or stressful life events, Israeli researchers report.
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Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth
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It's one of the grimmest threats to premature babies: Their immature intestines break down. They can't be fed. In the worst cases, holes in the bowel let bacteria leak into the blood &#151; and kill.
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SATURDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Planning ahead before pregnancy helps new moms give their babies the best possible start in life, experts say.
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Waiting 30 seconds to two minutes after birth to cut the umbilical cord of a premature baby appears to lessen chances of bleeding in the newborn&#39;s brain and reduce the need for transfusions, according to a new review of research.
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Indonesia is returning 17 rare pygmy kangaroos to the Papuan rain forest after rescuing and acquiring them in recent years from illegal traders and private zoos, officials said Monday. It is unknown how many of the mammals, which can grow up to a yard long and weigh 26 pounds, still survive in the wild.
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Refrigerating or freezing breast milk for more than 48 hours reduces health benefits that are particularly important for premature babies, according to a study on Thursday.
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LONDON -- Born prematurely at 26 weeks, weighing just one pound, 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt has never left the hospital. She suffers from chronic respiratory and heart problems and severe brain damage. A feeding tube and a constant supply of oxygen help keep her alive.
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Scientists now say a third of infant deaths are due to premature births &#151; a much larger percentage than previously thought.
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A premature baby who doctors said spent less time in the womb than any other surviving infant will remain in a hospital a few extra days as a precaution, officials said Tuesday.
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According to a study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, infections in extremely low birth-weight infants are associated with impaired cognitive development and physical growth problems.
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It appears that concerns about the effects of repeated ultrasound exposure on early childhood development are unfounded. In an Australian study released this week, researchers report that babies who were exposed
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Doctors caring for a premature baby whose life depends on the outcome of a legal battle described her 11-month existence as one of endless pain, saying further superheroic efforts to save her would be &quot;intolerable&quot;.
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The smallest premature babies, already at high risk of brain damage, are likely to develop even more mental disorders if they get any infection in the first weeks of life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Having several ultrasounds during pregnancy does not harm the unborn baby or restrict the childâs growth or development early in life, Australian scientists said.
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NEW YORK  - Polyethylene wrapping can help  prevent heat loss by very premature infants when they're born,  a Canadian group of researchers report.