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Meet the 07/07/07 Baby

...pes that number seven will bestow good luck on his newborn daughter, and that he cannot wait to tell her that she was born on such a memorable occasion. I hope she's a good luck charm when she grows up and wins us lots of money on the lottery, bingo or the horses. There's sevens everywhere, this must be a ...

Newborn Screening Tests for Babies

...illion babies. While this important expansion of newborn screening is very good news for families, the live...ates still lacks consistent federal guidelines for newborn screening. Babies must be screened, to receive immediate treatment necessary to survive and lead h...

All Babies in Massachusetts Should Be Screened for Life-Threatening Disorders

...setts has failed to make progress on expanding the newborn screening panel this year. At present, 13 states a..., conditions. Massachusetts had been a leader in newborn screening when in the early 1960s it became the first state to routinely screen all newborns for PKU...

Lack of Medical Facilities Have Claimed Lives of Newborns at Chhattisgarh Hospital

As many as 178 newborn babies died at a government-run district hospital in Chhattisgarh during January-May 2007, Health Minister Amar Agrawal told the state assembly Tuesday . Amid protests and allegations by the opposition Congress members about the lack of basic medica...

Poor Health Practices Plague Rajasthan Tribal Women

...d, the tribal people prefer to give goat's milk to newborn infants for three to five days....

Preterm Labor Drug Causes More Side Effects

...y to delay delivery, in the gestational age of the newborn or in the birth weight of the infants. The researchers speculate that this seeming contradiction could be explained if nifedipine, rather than stopping a woman's contractions, simply renders them clinically ineffective. However, two-thirds of the w...

Uttar Pradesh Struggles to Contain Japanese Encephalitis

... cause meningitis and inflammation of the heart in newborn babies. India's worst encephalitis outbreak in 2005 claimed over 1500 lives. According to doctors, the death rate due to Japanese Encephalitis is 28-56 percent. The deadly Japanese Encephalitis fever is caused by a virus found in pigs and wild ...

Government Expels Superintendent for Not Informing Newborn Deaths

At least 18 newborn babies have died in a hospital here in the month of April alone and its superintendent was Wednesday removed from his post for not informing the state government about the deaths. Unofficial sources, however, put the number of infant deaths at the...

New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding

... daughter. According to research, breastfeeding newborn babies lying down may boost the chances of success. A study of 40 mothers breastfeeding in different positions found that babies' natural reflexes kicked in more easily when the mothers were lying down. The position seemed to trigger primitive re...

Should the UK Adopt Dutch Rules on Euthanasia in Newborn Babies?

Euthanasia for newborn babies with lethal and disabling conditions is ill...linician who injected a similar severely malformed newborn baby with potassium chloride moments after birth would be guilty of murder. The report of the Nuff...

Three-year-old Abandoned in Box Meant for Unwanted Babies in Japan

...ated after a series of high-profile cases in which newborn babies were left behind in parks and supermarkets, triggering a public outcry and government warnings against abandoning babies. As it happened the very day the box was set up by the hospital, a boy, probably three years old, was in it. The Catho...

Late Clamping of Umbilical Cord may Reduce Anemia in Children

... pressure of oxygen in the umbilical artery of the newborn babies who had late clamping had risen, while there was a lesser need of oxygenotherapy after birth. There were no differences in the removal time of the placenta and the mothers bleeding after birth - one of the reasons why early clamping of the umb...

WHO to Investigate Hepatitis Vaccine Deaths in Vietnam

...der LG group (the Republic of Korea ), after three newborn babies suddenly died after being administered with the vaccine. The Health Ministry has immediately halted the use of the vaccine nation-wide while they ascertain the causes of the infants' deaths. Since the vaccine is distributed through the Wo...

Common Pain Killer may Reduce the Risk of Brain Damage in Premature Babies

...s who died prematurely as well as on findings with newborn rabbits, whose brains bear a resemblance to those of premature babies in some very significant ways. The medication would need to be tested thoroughly in pregnant women before being considered as a treatment for their babies. But the investigators in...

Chocolate-makers Reverse Decision to Go for Animal Enzyme

...ing rennet - an enzyme taken from the stomachs of newborn calves - to make whey for its products. It had previously been relying on a readily available - but more expensive - vegetarian alternative to rennet. But it provoked a furious reaction, forcing a quick U turn. I'm not a vegetarian, but prefer to ...

Newborn Baby Declared Dead by Doctors Found Alive

... Masiron, 26, was preparing for the funeral of his newborn baby girl at home in Kedah state when he noticed a movement from the baby placed on the funeral shroud. The shocked father then called for an ambulance to take the baby back to the Jitra Hospital where his 28-year-old wife had given birth an hour e...

Low Weight Newborns at Greater Risk in Community Hospitals

...death," said Phibbs. "Clearly, a 35-week-gestation newborn who doesn't need mechanical ventilation doesn't need to be in a big tertiary center. The extremely premature kids, however, do need that extra level of care." Phibbs and his co-workers linked birth certificates and hospital discharge records of mor...

High Level ICU Facilities Afford Greater Survival Chances for Small Infants

...ized hospital facilities offering medical care for newborn infants. NICUs are classified according to the lev...eaths. The latest research indicates some of these newborn deaths may be preventable. Based on their analyses of California birth records, the researchers re...

Rapid Syphilis Could Prevent Congenital Disease and Stillbirths in Haiti

...healthy life lost due to congenital syphilis among newborn babies, the number of stillbirths and the number of neonatal deaths. While rapid testing was found to be more expensive than other approaches, its value compared to current syphilis screening standards of care in rural and urban areas was represented...

Nagaland Gets Its First Test-Tube Baby

...omi family living in Nagaland to hear the cry of a newborn is over. After nearly 20 years since India got its first test-tube bay, Akheli became the first one in Nagaland to deliver a test tube baby. Akheli successfully delivered a health boy weighing 2.5 kg at the Faith Hospital in Dimapur on June 3. ...

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