Early help may improve preemies' behavior later

2011-12-21T18:30:56Z

(Reuters) - Giving parents of newborn premature babies some help in better understanding and interacting with their infants may make a difference in their children's behavior by the time they are ready for school, according to a Norwegian study.

Children born prematurely tend to have higher rates of behavioral problems, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), than peers born full term.

Progesterone helps cut risk of pre-term birth: study

2011-12-14T10:00:25Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Treatment with a gel containing the hormone progesterone can cut the risk of premature births by more than 40 percent in women with short cervixes, according to an analysis released on Wednesday.

The so-called meta-analysis, which pooled published results of five large clinical trials, showed that treatment with a vaginal gel ...

Steroids help very young babies survive: study

2011-12-06T18:30:24Z

Babies born as early as 23 weeks showed better survival rates and less brain damage if their mothers were given steroids in the days preceding their birth, a US study said Tuesday.

The research in the December 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that preterm ...

Extreme preemies show mental deficits as adults

2011-12-05T14:00:09Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who were born very prematurely, but without any serious brain impairments, may still not be as mentally sharp as their peers, a small study published Monday suggests.

Finnish researchers found that of 208 young adults they tested, the half born at a very low weight -- less than 3.3 pounds -- generally had lower scores on some measures of memory, atten...

Newborn preemies more vocal with parents: study

2011-10-20T21:30:07Z

(Reuters) - Even tiny premature babies in hospital care after birth can make baby sounds, and are especially vocal when their parents are talking to them -- a finding that could be significant in terms of later language ability, a U.S. study said.

Very premature babies are known to be slower-than-average in picking up language skills. It is also not known whether the sounds they hear soon af...

Newborn preemies more vocal when parents are near

2011-10-20T11:00:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Even tiny preemies hospitalized after birth can make baby sounds -- especially when their parents are talking to them, a small study suggests.

Very premature babies are known to be slower-than-average in picking up language skills. That can be due to various reasons, including health problems they may have as newborns.

It's not known whether the sounds preem...

Preemies have a higher risk of autism: study

2011-10-17T11:30:19Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of developing autism among children who were born prematurely is five times greater than among kids born after a full-term pregnancy, according to a new study.

"Although this group is not the first to report a higher prevalence of autism in the low birth weight infant population, they've done a better job than anyone else in confirming the diagnosis with ...

Preterm birth linked to epilepsy risk in adults

2011-10-04T13:00:15Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who were born prematurely may have a higher risk of the seizure disorder epilepsy than those who were born full-term, a new study suggests.

The findings, from a study of 630,000 Swedish adults ages 25 to 37, add to evidence linking early delivery to the disorder.

Past studies have found a correlation between preterm birth and epilepsy in children and ...

Very preterm kindergartners face learning trouble

2011-09-23T13:00:23Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kindergartners who were born extremely prematurely are much more likely to have learning problems than their peers who were born at term, even if they do not have overall intellectual impairment, new research shows.

Yet more than a third of children in the study with learning problems were not enrolled in special education programs, Dr. H. Gerry Taylor

Preemies may face higher death rates as adults

2011-09-20T21:30:08Z

(Reuters) - Health problems are common among premature babies, who are more likely to die than their full-term peers during the first few years of life -- and they may also face slightly increased death rates as young adults, a study said.

"This is an entirely new finding," said Casey Crump of Stanford University

Preemies face higher death rates as young adults

2011-09-20T14:30:27Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When preemies grow up to be young adults, they could face slightly increased death rates, according to a new study based on Swedish data.

Health problems are common among preterm babies, who also are more likely to die than their full-term peers during the first few years of life.

But the new findings overturn previous beliefs that preemies go on to have nor...

No more bad surprises as tiny preemies reach teens

2011-07-26T14:30:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although extremely small preemies are plagued by many health problems, a new study shows they have no more chronic ailments in store when they hit their teens.

But they did run into a problem that was common among their normal-birth weight peers: obesity.

"Other than obesity there is nothing new," said Dr. Maureen Hack, of the University Hospita...

Preemies can catch up in vocabulary by teen years

2011-07-20T13:30:13Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - By the age of 16, children born very prematurely are able to catch up to kids born at full term in their ability to identify the names of things, according to a new study.

The results are a bit of good news among myriad reports detailing deficits in learning and cognition that are common among children born weeks or months before their due date.

"This leaves...

Developmental disabilities inching up in U.S. kids

2011-05-23T00:00:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of U.S. children with developmental disabilities has been climbing over the past decade, reaching nearly one in six in 2006 to 2008, a new government report shows.

"The take-home message for parents would be to promote early identification and screening of children," Sheree Boulet, o...

Asthma risk may rise with preterm birth: study

2011-05-10T20:00:10Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Preterm birth, and even early term birth, may put babies at higher risk for needing asthma medication during childhood and adolescence, according to a Swedish study.

"Every week in the womb is important for the fetus in order to reduce the risk of childhood asthma," said Hartmut Vogt from Reuters Life!) - Short children who were born prematurely see significant improvements in their height and weight during the first year of treatment with growth hormone, although long-term follow-up is still needed, an international study said.

Approximately 10 percent of all newborns are born premature, said Margaret Boguszewski, lead author of the study in the Journa...

Fish-eaters show lower risk of preterm birth

2011-04-25T11:00:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among pregnant women at high risk of preterm birth, those who eat fish a few times a week may be less likely to deliver early, a new study finds.

Whether fish itself helps prevent preterm delivery is not clear, the researchers stress. But, they say, the finding is in line with the general advice that pregnant women eat up to two fish meals per week.

The stud...

German baby survives record-equalling premature birth

2011-04-23T09:30:14Z

A German baby born after only 21 weeks and five days in the womb has equalled a world record for surviving premature infants, the hospital said Saturday.

When Frieda was born on November 7 she measured 11 inches (28 centimetres) and weighed only one pound (460 grammes).

"In the specialist literature, other premature babies have been lighter than her at birth, some even less than 300 grammes, but there is no mention of a premature baby even younger than Frieda," the clinic in ...

Simple treatment cuts preterm births by 45 percent

2011-04-06T10:00:08Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Treating high-risk pregnant women with the hormone progesterone cut their rate of premature delivery by 45 percent and helped lower the risk of breathing complications in their babies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

The findings, published online in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, offer a relatively s...

Diabetes risk may be slightly higher for preemies

2011-04-05T13:00:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies born early may have a small increased risk of diabetes when they grow up, a Swedish study says.

A full-term pregnancy lasts at least 37 weeks. Children who spent less time in the womb had a slightly higher risk -- less than 1 percent higher -- of developing diabetes at some point in their life, according to the paper in Diabetes Care.

Doctors need to ...

Extreme preemies at risk for asthma as adults

2011-03-21T10:00:12Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who were born very premature may have an increased risk of asthma, a report published Monday suggests.

The study, of more than 600,000 Swedish adults born in the 1970s, found that those born very early -- between the 23rd and 27th weeks of pregnancy -- were more than twice as likely to have asthma as young adults born full-term.

There was, howev...

Cerebral palsy among preemies may be declining

2011-03-17T10:00:10Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rate of cerebral palsy among very preterm infants may be much lower now compared with 20 years ago, a study at one large medical center suggests.

Cerebral palsy refers to a group of conditions, usually present at birth, that permanently damage movement, balance and posture. The impairments range from mild to more severe, such as mental retardation and an inabi...

Cancer drug could prevent blindness in premature babies

2011-02-16T22:00:04Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The cancer drug Avastin could help prevent blindness in premature babies born before their eyes developed completely, the same condition that affected singer Stevie Wonder, according to a U.S. study.

Cancer drug could prevent blindness in preemies

2011-02-16T14:30:23Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The cancer drug Avastin could help prevent blindness in a group of premature babies who were born before their eyes developed completely, according to a new study.

About 50,000 people worldwide are blind -- among them singer Reuters Health) - The $1,600 per dose price tag on a drug to prevent lung infection in premature babies may overshadow the benefit, according to a new study.

Premature babies are at the highest risk of hospitalization from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. They receive the highest benefit from the drug, said the study in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

B...

Bonus for washed hands sees drop in disease at Italy clinic

2010-12-30T17:30:52Z

A clinic in Milan that gives nurses who work with premature babies an annual bonus of 3,000 euros (3,900 dollars) when they wash their hands properly has seen a 30 percent drop in hospital-spread disease.

An total bonus of 200,000 euros (265,000 dollars) is set aside for the 70 nurses at the Mangiagalli clinic who are rewarded with a portion if they respect the strict hygiene rules.

The staff are monitored on closed-circuit television...

Costs, rules hamper donated breast milk: experts

2010-12-06T16:00:29Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High costs, skepticism among doctors and other issues are preventing more babies from receiving human milk from special banks when their mothers have trouble breast-feeding, experts said on Monday as federal officials consider whether to step in and regulate.

Although experts agree a mother's milk is the best choice to feed infants, a huge gap exists when premature bir...

Living near a major road tied to preterm birth: study

2010-12-02T10:31:55Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Women living near major, heavily-trafficked roads were more likely to give birth prematurely, perhaps due to traffic-related air pollution, according to a Japanese study.

But Takashi Yorifuji, of the Okayama Graduate School of Medicine, and his team said it was still too early to see a clear link, while other medical experts said noise pol...

Donor milk may lack key nutrients for preemies

2010-12-01T14:00:31Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast milk helps protect premature babies from potentially fatal complications, but a new study shows that donated breast milk, meant to supplement what the mother provides, may lack key nutrients.

Researchers found that donated breast milk did not contain enough of a fatty acid that tiny babies need for their developing nervous system, and also lacked amino acid...

Living near a major road tied to preterm birth

2010-12-01T10:30:52Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who live near busy roads may be at a greater risk for delivering before term, suggests a new study from Japan.

However, the researchers say it's too early to know for sure if traffic-related air pollution can actually cause preterm births.

Most babies are born after spending around 40 week...

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2010-11-29T14:31:06Z

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2010-11-29T14:35:12Z

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2010-11-29T14:42:23Z

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2010-11-29T14:38:38Z

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Still Too Many Preterm Births in U.S., Report Finds

2010-11-29T14:42:23Z

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Slight Improvements in Preterm Birth Rates

2010-11-29T15:01:51Z

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Premature births down, but US still lags developed world

2010-11-18T14:21:21Z

US premature births fell for the first time in three decades, but the United States still trails most developed nations in what is seen as a vital measure of health care quality, a study released Wednesday found.

The study by the nonprofit March of Dimes group saw improvements in 32 US states and in the ...

United States Still Has Too-High Rate of Preterm Birth

2010-11-29T14:46:40Z

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2010-11-29T14:46:39Z

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2010-11-29T14:47:11Z

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2010-11-29T14:47:11Z

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Still Too Many Preterm Births in U.S., Report Finds

2010-11-29T14:38:37Z

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Still Too Many Preterm Births in U.S.: Report

2010-11-29T14:35:08Z

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Report: Preterm births lower, still big problem

2010-11-16T21:30:08Z

March of Dimes reports small decline in preterm births, but nation still nowhere near its goal

Premature births may finally be starting to inch down, says a new report from the March of Dimes.

The change is small: In 2006, 12.8 percent of U.S. babies were born premature, compared with 12.3 percent in 2008.

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2010-11-29T14:55:24Z

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2010-11-29T14:55:11Z

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2010-11-29T15:16:00Z

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2010-11-04T14:24:16Z

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2010-11-04T14:23:50Z

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2010-11-04T14:23:44Z

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2010-11-03T09:39:49Z

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2010-11-02T22:27:48Z

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2010-11-02T21:54:05Z

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Guide to Vietnam Adoptions

2010-10-07T06:47:41Z

With Vietnam adoptions youngsters age ranges between four months and 12 months, older little ones are normally offered as well. You will discover more boys than girls to embrace, so if you're dead intent on a girl it may take longer to locate one. A good number of youngsters are healthy, however an issue of low birth weight and premature birth.

They ask that married couples ought to be married for at least two a long time. Individuals who have been divorced ahead of may well adopt...

CDC Analyzes Neonatal Heart Defect Deaths by Race

2010-09-24T18:13:29Z

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2010-10-08T16:39:48Z

The premature child care of based on an opinion, which was designed by a committee of representatives from medical societies, and a moral theologian together. The following data are taken from this recommendation:

Premature birth before 22 weeks of pregnancy

Children, who are born at this time, are not viable. They are ca...

Premature Birth| Premature Child Care

2010-10-08T16:39:49Z

A premature birth is when the child before the 37th Weeks gestation was born or at birth weighed less than 2500g. Premature births occur today with the same frequency as before. However, the ways of premature child care exponentially better than a few decades ago. Especially the very small premature infants with a birth weight below 15...

Breast Feeding| Premature Child Care

2010-10-08T16:39:50Z

Breast milk is best for your child, breastfeeding, especially for premature child care often the only thing you can actively do. The problem arises only when the mother and child does not receive the full support that is needed here.

Although the number of baby-friendly hospitals is increasing and also the nurses informed accord...

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2010-09-21T13:27:08Z

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2010-11-02T13:56:58Z

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2010-09-13T10:52:46Z

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2010-09-13T08:12:12Z

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Puerto Rico Premature Babies

2010-05-15T09:45:47Z

In this May 11, 2010 photo, an angel doll and list of health precautions for visitors are seen by a premature baby sleeping in the neonatal intensive care unit at The Medical Center. With nearly 20 percent of infants born before 37 weeks, Puerto Rico has the highest pre-term birth rate in the United States and one of the highest in the world. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Doctors at the center measured the energy expenditure of 20 infants born preterm while listening to Mozart in their incubator and compared it to the amount of energy they spent without the music. Their ...

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2010-03-31T09:46:59Z

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2010-04-09T20:19:23Z

Mario Ernesto Garza Estrada rests in the step down unit of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday November 12, 2008 at Baptist Medical Center in downtown San Antonio while his mother Michelle Garza watches. He weighed two pounds, four ounces when he was born and has been in the hospital for 2...

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2010-04-09T21:52:17Z

lede.Nashaya, born 18 days ago at 27 1/ 2 weeks weighing two pounds two ounces also has a twin sister. She now weighs two pounds four ounces. She is cared for at the Sutter Memorial Special Care Nursery, Neonatal ICU Wed. Nov. 12, 2008. According to a March of Dimes premature state report card California preemie babies have a birth rate...

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