Infections in low-birth-weight infants are associated with ...
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ATLANTA--Neonatal infections in extremely-low-birth-weight infants significantly increase the likelihood of problems related to neurodevelopment and growth in early childhood, according to a study of more than 6,000 premature infants led by investigators
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LONDON: Babies of teenage mothers and infants who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing suicide later in life than other children, Swedish scientists said yesterday.
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Cooling the brains of newborns who have  been deprived of oxygen during birth could help cut the risk of  brain damage.
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NEW YORK  - A new study confirms that weight gain during pregnancy affects the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, and suggests that both race and a history of preterm birth seem to influence the association.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers have long wondered about the role environmental factors play in rising rates of childhood ills such as asthma, obesity, autism, learning disabilities and schizophrenia.
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Cooling the brains of newborns who have been deprived of oxygen during birth could help cut the risk of brain damage.
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NEW YORK  - Postnatal (after birth) growth   problems, especially when associated with prenatal (before   birth) growth problems, are linked to lower physical size,   cognitive scores, and academic achievement at age 8, according   to results of a study.
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A jump in the number of babies born at  abnormally low birth weights was the main reason why the U.S.  infant mortality rate rose in 2002 for the first time in 44  years, according to a federal study released on Monday.
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Infants who are regularly  exposed to farm animals appear to be less likely than others to  develop inflammatory bowel disease in childhood, according to  the findings of a German study published in the journal  Pediatrics.
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Postnatal (after birth) growth  problems, especially when associated with prenatal (before  birth) growth problems, are linked to lower physical size,  cognitive scores, and academic achievement at age 8, according  to results of a study.
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NEW YORK  - Infants who become infected  with both respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus are  prone to develop severe inflammation of the small airways of  the lung, called bronchiolitis, UK researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - A cluster of cases of bleeding  in the lungs involving four infants in the Boston area looks  like it may be associated with a common genetic blood-clotting  defect, a federal investigation shows.
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LONDON - All children with HIV in developing countries should take a low-cost antibiotic because it could nearly halve the death rate, researchers say.
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Babies born by elective Caesarean section are more likely to develop breathing problems, a study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The chances of children being diagnosed with leukemia seem to be related to the number of infections they had in their first year of life, research from the UK suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Infants with impaired growth in the womb, indicated by low birth weight or birth before full term, appear to have an increased risk of epilepsy in early childhood, according to a new study.
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Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests