Infections in Preemies Can Have Lasting Effects
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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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FRIDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women who've had an infection of the placenta or nearby membranes, known as chorioamnionitis, during their first pregnancy are twice as likely to have it in their second pregnancy, U.S. researchers report.
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(HealthDay News) - Children are in constant contact with germs, and can easily spread them to others. Flu is a particularly nasty nemesis, but it can be prevented.
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NEW YORK  - Because pregnant women who  contract toxoplasmosis can pass the parasite on their unborn  babies, with serious consequences, they should be checked  routinely for the condition, a US study finds.
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NEW YORK  - The use of an enema during labor does not reduce the rate of wound infections in the mother or infections in the infant, and also does not appear to result in a better labor experience for the mother, the findings from a new study review indicate.
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Prenatal care, which includes not only professional health care services but also a healthy lifestyle, is a key factor in preventing birth problems.
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Premature babies who receive morphine may grow up to be more sensitive to pain, a study on rats suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Giving young children the  pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar has had a significant impact on  pneumococcal diseases, such as pneumonia and middle ear  infections, researchers report.
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(HealthDay News) -- Child-care centers are often breeding grounds for germs.
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NEW YORK  - The stress of having a child go through a life-threatening event may have long-term health consequences for parents, a new study suggests.
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Premature newborns have a heightened risk of sleep apnea -- brief periods when they stop breathing -- but pumping a pleasant odor into their incubators seems to reduce the frequency of such spells, a study from France suggests.
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Smoking during pregnancy can affect the  baby's immune system which may explain why asthma and  respiratory problems are more common in children whose mothers  smoke, Australian scientists said in a study on Thursday.
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Infants born by Caesarean section may be at increased risk for allergies, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 800 full-term babies, all of whom had families with a history of allergies.
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An antibiotic-resistant germ is increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise healthy children and adults. That&#39;s according to two of several
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Babies survive the period immediately after birth by feeding on their own cells, research suggests.
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Eating fish during pregnancy has long-lasting benefits for the child, a UK study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - 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.