Prematurity in Biological News

March of Dimes announces Prematurity Campaign expansion at Surgeon General's conference

... BETHESDA, MD The March of Dimes has extended its prematurity Campaign by 10 years to 2020 and will work to ... crisis of preterm birth. "The March of Dimes prematurity Campaign has stimulated attention and action ... November 12, 2008, as part of March of Dimes prematurity Awareness Day events. More information about ...

Study reveals conflict between doctors, midwives over homebirth

... pair recently examined birth records in Oregon's Jackson County from 1998 through 2003, a period when that county saw higher-than-expected rates of prematurity and low birth weight in some populations. The researchers wanted to assess whether those rates were linked to midwife-attended homebirths. The ...

March of Dimes provides $2.7 million in new funding for preterm birth research

... and environmental risk factors for prematurity. The work of seven researchers will be supported for the next three years by new March of Dimes prematurity Research Initiative (PRI) grants. The nearly $2.7 million in new grants continues March of Dimes support for efforts to predict and prevent preterm ...

Pre-eclampsia may be autoimmune disease

... said further research is needed to determine what triggers the production of the autoantibodies. "Pre-eclampsia is one of the leading causes of prematurity and Small For Gestational Age (SGA) infants. Many of these babies are born with underdeveloped lungs or poor lung clearance of fluid, necessitating ...

'Genes and environment' grant funds close look at nature-nurture overlap in common diseases

... Decay): Whole Genome Association and Gene x Environment Studies University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Genome-wide Association Studies of prematurity and Its Complications University of Iowa, Iowa City The GEI genotyping centers: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Mass. ...

Genes, Environment and Health Initiative invests in genetic studies, environmental monitoring

... Association and Gene x Environment Studies $492,000 Jeffrey Murray, M.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City Genome-wide Association Studies of prematurity and Its Complications $488,000 In the past, hunting for the genes causing any disease has been a long and arduous task, but the biomedical ...

Number Of Babies Born Prematurely Nears Historic Half Million Mark In U.S.

... percent since the government began tracking premature births in 1981. The prematurity rate was 9.4 in 1981; it has increased every year since then except for ... one killer of newborns. We see from these latest statistics that the prematurity crisis in this country continues to intensify, and the aftermath of ...

Premature births may be linked to seasonal levels of pesticides and nitrates in surface water

... U.S. live births were studied from 1996-2002. Preterm birth varied from a high of 12.03% in June to a low of 10.44% in September. The highest rate of prematurity occurred in May-June (11.91%) and the lowest for Aug-Sept (10.79%) regardless of maternal age, race, education, marital status, alcohol or cigarette ...

US infant mortality rate fails to improve

... low birthweight births." Birthweight and gestational age are two major predictors of infant health and survival. In 2003 birth defects, as well as prematurity and low birthweight remained the leading causes of infant death, according to the NCHS. The percentage of infant deaths occurring to babies born ...

Prenatal nicotine exposure reduces breathing response of newborns...

... Also in 2003, hospital charges for all infants totaled $36.7 billion. Nearly half of that, $18.1 billion, was for babies with a diagnosis of prematurity or low birth weight. Today 1,300 babies in the U.S. will be born prematurely. While doctors have made tremendous advances in caring for babies born ...

First link of oral bacteria and preterm birth found in human

... Also in 2003, hospital charges for all infants totaled $36.7 billion. Nearly half of that, $18.1 billion, was for babies with a diagnosis of prematurity or low birth weight. Today 1,300 babies in the U.S. will be born prematurely. While doctors have made tremendous advances in caring for babies born ...

Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease

... with the new virus included fever, cough, runny nose, rapid breathing, abnormal breath sounds, and hypoxia; 35 had an underlying condition, such as prematurity (19 patients). Indeed, 11 of those infected with the new coronavirus were newborns hospitalized in intensive care. Analysis of the New Haven ...