Prematurity in Medical News

Global Health Leaders Gather to Address Urgent Crisis of Prematurity and Stillbirth

... Global Alliance to Prevent prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), Bill & Melinda Gates ... preterm. Today, the Global Alliance to Prevent prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) announced a collaborative ... Organization (WHO) to examine the causes of prematurity and stillbirth and identify and promote effective ...

March of Dimes Announces Prematurity Campaign Expansion at Surgeon General's Conference on Preterm Birth

... 2008 prematurity Report Card Will Grade Each State and the ... -- The March of Dimes has extended its prematurity Campaign by 10 years to 2020 and will work ... crisis of preterm birth. "The March of Dimes prematurity Campaign has stimulated attention and action ...

Researchers aim to prevent global prematurity and stillbirths

... Gates Foundation to study ways to prevent global prematurity and stillbirth. prematurity claims the lives of over 1 million newborn babies ... new areas of research to reduce the incidence of prematurity and stillbirths worldwide. Seattle Childrens is ...

Researchers Aim to Prevent Global Prematurity and Stillbirths

... to prevent global prematurity and stillbirth. prematurity claims the lives of over 1 million newborn babies ... new areas of research to reduce the incidence of prematurity and stillbirths worldwide. Seattle Children's ... new office at Children's to specifically address prematurity and stillbirths," continued Hansen. "The office ...

Ohio Prematurity Caucus Forming to Meet Challenge

... and implement public policy issues relative to prematurity and its prevention," said Dr. Jay Iams, Chair of ... addition to announcing the formation of the Ohio prematurity Caucus, the inside of the Ohio Statehouse Atrium ... and improve the health of all babies. The prematurity Caucus is an organized front against a very ...

Motherhood(R) Maternity Joins March of Dimes to Give Babies a Healthy Start in Life

... November is prematurity Awareness Month WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 1 ... national sponsor of the March of Dimes prematurity Campaign and a supporter of the 2007 prematurity Awareness Month "Every Baby Has a Story" Bus ...

Medical Costs for One Premature Baby Could Cover a Dozen Healthy Births

... L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes. "The best prevention of prematurity is good maternity care." Dr. Howse spoke today at a luncheon titled, ... The March of Dimes contracted with Thomson Reuters to estimate the cost of prematurity and complicated deliveries to large employer-based health plans for ...

Medical costs for one premature baby could cover a dozen healthy births

... L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes. "The best prevention of prematurity is good maternity care." Dr. Howse spoke today at a luncheon titled, ... The March of Dimes contracted with Thomson Reuters to estimate the cost of prematurity and complicated deliveries to large employer-based health plans for ...

Insmed and Premacure Announce European Orphan Designation for IPLEX(TM) in Retinopathy of Prematurity in Infants

... also known as mecasermin rinfabate, for the prevention of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in neonates of less than 32 weeks of gestational age. Premacure AB ... birth. The first of several indications to be developed is Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) a retinal disease being one of the major causes of blindness in ...

Four Named to March of Dimes Board of Trustees

... among other posts, as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee and prematurity Research Initiative Committee. His research lab focuses on biomarkers of ... of pregnancy, and has a long-range goal of decreasing the rising rate of prematurity in the United States -- also a component of the mission of the March of ...

March of Dimes Seeks Answers to Preterm Birth

... $11 Million Committed to prematurity Research Initiatives Since 2005 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 11 ... March of Dimes has committed more than $11 million to its four-year-old prematurity Research Initiative grant program. Today, the March of Dimes unveiled ...

Georgia Receives Second March of Dimes NICU Family Support(R) Project

... leaving all families at risk. Other initiatives include March of Dimes prematurity Awareness Month(R) in November and Every Baby Has a Story, a recently ... the ways to help every baby have a healthy start. For more information on prematurity Awareness Month and Every Baby Has a Story, visit ....

'Every Baby Has a Story' Campaign Tours the Nation for March of Dimes

... before concluding November 13 in Times Square in New York City for prematurity Awareness Day. Celebrities who have contributed stories include "The ... Transportation System; and United Motorcoach Association. Campaign and prematurity Awareness Month supporters are Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute ....

Ken May Re-Elected for Second Term as Chairman of the Board of March of Dimes

... of Trustees of the March of Dimes, it was announced today. "Ken May is a strong and effective volunteer leader for our mission, especially our prematurity Campaign," said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, President of the March of Dimes. "We look forward to Ken's continued leadership as we work towards our goal of ...

Smith's Donates $837,000 to Primary Children's Medical Center in Utah

... "Smith's and its employees serve the community well beyond their stores by reaching out to children battling cancer, heart disease, the effects of prematurity and many other illnesses and injuries. Smith's has become a true friend to Primary Children's and we are deeply grateful for their many years of ...

First of its kind study identifies risk factors for LRTIs in Inuit children

... conditions increased the risk of admission by 2.5 times Living in a rural community without a hospital increased risk of admission by 2.7 times prematurity was not associated with an increased risk of admission Infants who were not breast-fed were 3.6 times more likely to be admitted for LRTI Infants ...

The Most Fragile Babies in the Nation's Capital Have a New Home

... needs. Dr. Short is part of the national cadre of neonatologists credited with "solving" lung development complications due to prematurity or injury at birth. Children's National is now focused on neuroprotection, to protect the brain and ensure that fragile newborns get a solid start ...

The Area's Most Fragile Babies Have a New Home

... Dr. Short is part of the national cadre of neonatologists credited with “solving” the issue of lung development complications due to prematurity or injury at birth. Children’s National is now focused on neuroprotection, to protect the brain and ensure that fragile newborns get the best ...

Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks

... or assisted ventilation during the neonatal period, the researchers said that the need for oxygen is sometimes unavoidable. "Although extreme prematurity is a known risk factor for severe RSV infection, this study helped us to learn more about risk factors for RSV infection among mildly premature ...

Richard E. Smith, M.D., Installed as President of Michigan State Medical Society

... and the executive board of directors for the Southeast Michigan March of Dimes since 1988. He recently served as Michigan chair of the state-wide prematurity Prevention Champaign. Doctor Smith is a past president of the Wayne County Medical Society of Southeast Michigan and currently serves on the ...

Packard/Stanford study suggests two causes for bowel disease in infants

... cases the same way without addressing the concept that the child with heart disease may have a different underlying cause of NEC than the child with prematurity alone. We're giving support, but not really curing the disease." To gain insight into how necrotizing enterocolitis starts, Dutta and his ...

New, simple method identifies preterm infants at risk of eye disease

... of damage to several important organs, including the brain, lungs, guts and eyes. Around 350 of these infants develop the eye disease retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) which, if left untreated, can threaten their sight. Ten per cent, or around one hundred, of the preterm infants need the same treatment to ...

Barry Arbuckle, Ph.D., President & CEO of MemorialCare Medical Centers to Chair Southern California March for Babies 2009, March of Dimes Largest Fundraising Events

... Births gives the nation a "D" and California a "C." The financial impact is also compelling. The Institute of Medicine estimates the economic cost of prematurity at $26 billion annually, with more than half of these charges billed to employers and private insurers. Babies born too soon are more likely to ...

Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening

... six infants, according to background information in the study. Previous studies have looked at possible risk factors -- including sleep position, prematurity and development delay -- for the development of DP, but the influence of each of those factors on the degree of asymmetry has not been clarified. ...

Unmarried Childbirths in U.S. Reach Record Levels

... of late preterm birth is beginning to make a difference," president Jennifer L. Howse said in a news release about the statistics. "Through our prematurity Campaign, we can build on this success and begin to give more babies a healthy start in life." Preterm birth, the leading cause of newborn death, ...

Preterm birth rate drops

... on the problem of late preterm birth is beginning to make a difference," said Jennifer L. Howse, Ph.D., president of the March of Dimes. "Through our prematurity Campaign, we can build on this success and begin to give more babies a healthy start in life." The rate of preterm births (less than 37 weeks ...

Preterm Birth Rate Drops

... on the problem of late preterm birth is beginning to make a difference," said Jennifer L. Howse, Ph.D., president of the March of Dimes. "Through our prematurity Campaign, we can build on this success and begin to give more babies a healthy start in life." The rate of preterm births (less than 37 weeks ...

UT Southwestern teaching hospital halves its rate of premature births, researchers find

... began their analysis in response to a 2006 report on preterm births by the Institute of Medicine. The institute stated that the national rate of prematurity was 9.4 percent in 1981 and 12.5 percent in 2004, representing a 33 percent increase. "Infant mortality is one way in which societies measure how ...

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 ...

Premature babies have altered sensory responses in later life

... most premature babies, can trigger responses in pain-sensing areas of the brain. In some cases, major surgery may be needed to treat complications of prematurity or to correct congenital defects. It is therefore important for us to understand not only how these interventions at the earliest stages of ...

Stanford/Packard study shows no benefit from drug widely used to prevent premature births

... face health problems such as respiratory distress, bleeding on the brain and tissue-destroying intestinal infections. Long-term complications of prematurity include neurological disorders, chronic lung disease and vision and hearing problems. The earlier the delivery, the greater the risks. That means ...

U.S. Gets a 'D' for Preterm Birth Rates

... state earned an "A." Only one -- Vermont -- received a "B," and 23 states were given a "D." The report card was released on the sixth annual prematurity Awareness Day, which is meant to draw attention to premature birth, which affects more than 530,000 babies each year in the United States. Premature ...

Video: Nation Gets a 'D' as March Of Dimes Releases Premature Birth Report Card

... to prevent preterm birth, based on research, best clinical practices and improved education for moms." November 12 marks the nation's 6th Annual prematurity Awareness Day, a time when the March of Dimes mobilizes volunteers and parents to draw attention to premature birth (birth before 37 weeks ...

Nation gets a 'D' as March of Dimes releases premature birth report card

... to prevent preterm birth, based on research, best clinical practices and improved education for moms." November 12 marks the nation's 6th Annual prematurity Awareness Day, a time when the March of Dimes mobilizes volunteers and parents to draw attention to premature birth (birth before 37 weeks ...

New evidence strengthens link between cigarette smoke exposure and poor infant health

... effects in various stages of infant development. The consequences of maternal smoke exposure during pregnancy can range from higher rates of prematurity to increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Two new studies and an accompanying editorial soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics ...

Jim Hart Named President, COO of InStil Health Insurance Co.

... service, Hart is public affairs chairman for the South Carolina chapter of the March of Dimes, and state honorary chairman for the March of Dimes prematurity Campaign. He is a member of the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation board. Hart previously served on the South Carolina Chamber of ...

Steroid treatment offers no benefit in preemies, Hopkins Children's study suggests

... of this hormone do not put extremely low-birth-weight babies (those born weighing less than 2.2 pounds) at higher risk for retinopathy of prematurity a potentially blinding eye condition inflammation and lung disease. Researchers also found no difference in health outcomes between babies with ...

Hard Decisions for the Littlest Lives

... and her colleagues conducted in-depth interviews with and reviewed the medical charts of 26 mothers whose infants had died as a result of extreme prematurity or fatal congenital anomalies. Fifteen percent of the women had used assisted reproductive techniques to conceive, and 54 percent had had a previous ...

Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

... labor for preterm infants have contributed to this increase. The March of Dimes remains committed to preventing preterm birth and has extended its prematurity Campaign by 10 years to 2020 and pledged to address preterm birth globally. The expansion, announced in June at the Surgeon General's Conference on ...

Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy

... palsy: whether genetic factors make women more vulnerable to environmental risks that affect the brain of their unborn child. These risks -- such as prematurity and infections -- combined with genetic susceptibility mean that babies could be at double jeopardy of cerebral palsy," research leader Professor ...