News tagged with neonatal care
Cold spots contaminated in high humidity incubators
Microbes in human incubators, like those found in neonatal intensive care units, grow most robustly on cold spots when the relative humidity is at least 60 percent, according to a paper in the December 2011 issue of the journal ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Hold the gas? Inhaled nitric oxide of no benefit to most premature babies
A new Johns Hopkins Children?s Center study challenges the widespread practice of treating premature babies with nitric oxide gas to prevent lung problems, neurological damage and death. The research, based on analysis of ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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First study to look at new potential in infant organ donation
There are currently more than 200,000 individuals in the United States on a waiting list for an organ transplant, and nearly 100 are under 1 year of age. In the first study to look at the potential for organ ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Care of late-preterm preemies may be insufficient
In the last 15 years the U.S has seen a sharp increase in the number of babies born as late-preterm infants, between 34 and 37 weeks' gestation. This is approximately 400,000 children each year, comprising over 70 percent ...
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Neonatal intensive care in Mexico is cost effective
Neonatal intensive care provides substantial population health benefits in Mexico relative to its costs, even for very premature babies, and as such offers exceptional value for money within the country's Popular Health Insurance ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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The impact right or left handling has on development may determine emotional consequences
Certain events experienced at the moment of birth have consequences on the emotional reactions of animals at an adult age. French researchers from the Laboratoire d'Ethologie Animale et Humaine have tested ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Once upon a time in the Intensive Care Unit ...
The first few days after birth is an important time when babies learn to recognize the sound of their parents' voice and the parents in turn bond with their children. However, the separation between parents and newborns admitted ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Preterm infants may need a boost
A new study suggests that preterm infants may not be fully protected against invasitve pneumococcal disease under the current United Kingdom immunization schedule. The findings are reported in the November issue of the journal ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Even the sickest babies benefit from breast-feeding
Pediatric researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia describe a successful program in which nurses helped mothers attain high rates of breast-feeding in very sick babies--newborns with complex birth defects requiring ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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70-year-olds smarter than they used to be
Today's 70-year-olds do far better in intelligence tests than their predecessors. It has also become more difficult to detect dementia in its early stages, though forgetfulness is still an early symptom, reveals new research ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Few nurse practitioners, physician assistants pursue careers in pediatric health
Pediatric health care work force planning efforts are increasingly incorporating the roles of nurse practitioners and physician assistants, especially in plans to alleviate the perceived shortage of pediatric subspecialists.
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Postpartum intervention/support prevents smoking relapse, extends breastfeeding duration
New mothers who smoke are less likely to breastfeed. But those who quit smoking during or just prior to becoming pregnant were significantly more likely to remain smoke free and continue breastfeeding if they received support ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Pediatric field hospital in Haiti provides lessons in disaster planning and response
When a devastating earthquake hit Haiti earlier this year, physicians and health care workers were immediately deployed to the capital, Port-au-Prince. A study on the creation and evolution of a pediatric field hospital - ...
Oct 03, 2010 |
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Feeding prior to eye exams reduces stress in premature infants
Premature infants are often examined for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This exam can be quite stressful for the neonate, causing changes in heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation, and increased crying. In a ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Passion for premature babies leads to groundbreaking research
Terrie E. Inder, MD, PhD, learned the meaning of hard work at a young age. She and her siblings often helped out on their grandfather’s New Zealand farm, tossing freshly dug potatoes into sacks they carried ...
Sep 20, 2010 |
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