Topic: Premature Births
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
NEW YORK (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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Puerto Rico Premature Babies
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