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ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Gives Parents of Preemie a New Home

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ABC's hit television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will focus this Sunday's 8 p.m. (ET) episode on a March of Dimes volunteer family from outside Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas whose child was born prematurely and whose home was later de...

Two Preemie Treatments May Not Help

Insulin, light therapy show disappointing results for the smallest babies, studies show,,,, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Two therapies that looked as if they might help prevent serious complications and deaths in the smallest preterm infants have instead yielded disappointing...

Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury

Memantine could protect newborns with compromised blood, oxygen supply, study suggests TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- The Alzheimer's drug memantine (brand name Namenda) may help reduce a form of brain injury that affects many premature babies, according to a Children's Hospital ...

C-Sections Explain Jump in U.S. Preemie Births

Researchers suggest some of these procedures may just be matter of convenience WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Premature births of single babies in the United States have been on the rise in recent years, and a new report finds that Caesarean sections account for nearly all of th...

Gestational Age Not Sole Predictor of Preemie Survival

Four other factors, including gender and weight, play role in infant's chances, study finds ,,,, WEDNESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to the survival of premature infants, the factor that doctors have traditionally focused on is gestational age, but a new study suggest...

Neonatologists and pediatricians highlight progress and barriers to preemie care

GAITHERSBURG, MD February 19, 2008 A recent survey of 202 neonatologists and pediatricians, which examined current attitudes and practices when caring for the specialized health needs of preterm infants, revealed that most respondents (70 percent) feel the United States healthcare system does no...

Neonatologists and Pediatricians Highlight Progress and Barriers to Preemie Care

- Online Survey Examines Current Standard of Care and How It has Evolved - GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A recent survey of 202 neonatologists and pediatricians, which examined current attitudes and practices when caring for the specialized health needs of preterm infants...

Mom's Low Cholesterol Tied to Preemie Births

Nutritional deficiencies and genetics may be to blame, researchers suggest,, MONDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- While lower cholesterol is generally considered a good thing, new research suggests that very low cholesterol levels in pregnant women may harm the health of the fetus. ...

Steroids administered to expectant mothers, a boon for preemie babies

Expectant mothers who run a risk of delivering babies much before the full term are administered steroids. Now, a recent study conducted by researchers // at the University of Adelaide , has found that subjecting expectant mothers to repeated doses of steroids benefits their babies by reducing pote...

Working Moms Find Freedom to Use Breast Pumps Where They Want, When They Want

... Dao Health, a Sacramento-based company founded July 4, 2006. The Freemie system was invented by Emergency Physician Stella Dao after the birth of her preemie twins. Dr. Dao created the Freemie™ system to help working moms extend breastfeeding. After learning firsthand how difficult it is to keep breas...
preemie in Biological News

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

...e labor, so we're extremely fortunate to receive this grant," Dr. Condon said. The March of Dimes calls on the federal government to fully fund the preemie Act of 2006, which expands federal research on preterm labor and delivery, and the care and treatment, and outcomes of preterm and low birthweight inf...

Analysis of millions of US births shows association between birth defects and preterm birth

...s continues to be a major research and public health priority. Research into the link between birth defects and preterm birth was called for in the preemie Act (P.L. 109-450) that was signed into law in December 2006. The act, which authorized increased federal support for research and education on premat...

Prenatal nicotine exposure reduces breathing response of newborns...

... A 37-year-old-mother, who gave birth to a low-weight preemie at 24 weeks, exhibited the first-found link in a human between bacteria found in the mouth and the amniotic fluid of a woman in preterm labor. Usin...

First link of oral bacteria and preterm birth found in human

... A 37-year-old-mother, who gave birth to a low-weight preemie at 24 weeks, exhibited the first-found link in a human between bacteria found in the mouth and the amniotic fluid of a woman in preterm labor. Usin...
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