United Kingdom - Premature Birth Guide

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Over the past 15 years, survival rates among infants born extremely early (before 24 weeks of pregnancy) have not improved, but it's not for lack of trying.According to a UK study released today, there has been an ...

More than half of babies born very prematurely -- at 25 weeks of pregnancy or earlier -- may experience lung problems, and they are twice as likely as children born at full-term to be diagnosed with asthma by the time they turn ...

English women living in areas of reduced socioeconomic status are more likely to give birth prematurely compared to their higher-status counterparts, but survival rates and neonatal care are similar across different socioeconomic groups, indicating equity of access to neonatal health services, according ...

The article reports on the move of premature baby charity Bliss to establish a group of parents of premature babies that would examine their experiences of maternity and paternity leave in Great Britain. According to Bliss' policy officer Peder Clark, parents whose ...

A response by Shyang-Yun Pamela K. Shiao and Ching-Nan Ou to a letter to the editor about their article on oxygen saturation validity in the March 2007 issue is presented. In addition, subjects who developed eye compli- cations were predominantly aged 23-25 ...

Obese women who are pregnant for the first time have an elevated risk of preterm birth, cesarean section delivery and preeclampsia, according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.. Daghni Rajasingam, of Kings College ...

Babies born at 25 weeks' gestation or less are at high risk for learning difficulties in childhood, and the majority require some form of special educational support, according to a study published online March 12 in the Archives of Disease in Childhood ...

The lives of premature babies are being put at risk by an acute shortage of qualified staff, the special care baby charity Bliss warned last night.It used the Freedom of Information Act to secure data from NHS trusts showing a shortfall of ...

A CANCER drug might help prevent premature birth, for which there is no safe and effective treatment at present. Towards the end, the number of receptors that respond to hCG falls, allowing contractions to begin. But sometimes the receptor gene is switched ...

Topic: United Kingdom

Few extreme preemies survive, despite more effort

Premature Birth Ups Risk of Long-Term Breathing Problems

More Preterm Births in Lower Socioeconomic Areas

Early birth parents to discuss leave

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Obese Women Face High First-Time Pregnancy Risks

Preterm Babies at High Risk for Learning Problems

Staff shortages 'put premature babies at risk'

Cancer drug prevents premature birth

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