Progesterone therapy could prevent thousands of preterm births
...e need more research into the underlying causes of prematurity to help women with other risk factors." Assumptions used to estimate the impact of 17P on recurrent preterm birth were based on criteria from the promising findings of the clinical trial reported by Paul J. Meis, M.D., et al. for the NICHD Maternal...Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease
...d 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 coronavirus's genetic structure showed many similarities to that of a coronavirus recently identified by two ...Outlook is bleak for the smallest premature babies: 80 percent have impairment
... Berns said. "The March of Dimes wants to prevent prematurity from occurring in the first place -- we want every birth to be a healthy one." This British study is the largest to date of babies born at 22 to 25 weeks of gestation with followup to early school age. Among the findings is that 41 percent of the ex...UNC study may help predict premature infants at risk of total blindness
...artnett is the study's lead author. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease causing 550 cases of blindness annually in the United States and many more worldwide."Prevention of progression to retinal detachment is preferable to surgery to reattach a totally detached retina because even with successful ...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
...mature infants affected with severe retinopathy of prematurity can result in better outcomes and a reduced risk o...ng cause of vision loss in infants, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding disease that affects premature, low birth weight infants. ROP is the...Nitric oxide can prevent lung disease and death for premature infants
...loss of brain tissue devastating complications of prematurity by almost half. The combination of prematurity and RDS may be lethal despite aggressive treatment, including mechanical ventilation. Approximately...FINAL ALERT: RPB Science Writers Seminar in Eye Research to be held in Washington, DC Sept. 22-25
...ties to predict and perhaps prevent retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in utero as well as postnatally. Plan on arriving early on Sunday in time to join us for a noon-hour bagel nosh. Here, now, a rundown of some of the other things you'll be hearing about: EYE CANCERS: NEW ANSWERS. Current therapies for ocu...Italy now faces worldwide storm of protest over fertility proposals
...te of multiple pregnancies and also a high rate of prematurity in the babies, with increased frequency of death and handicap. Embryo freezing, which is also prohibited by the new law, is a well-established and safe procedure. It should not be replaced by ooctye freezing for which there are inadequate data to ens...New report links birth defects, premature birth to being overweight before pregnancy
...n the serious hazards and lifelong consequences of prematurity that appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Deckelbaum urges women to prepare for their future children by eating family-friendly or baby-friendly portion sizes to reduce caloric intake, limiting second helpings, and getting more physic...Cycled light promotes growth in pre-term infants
...hree groups were similar with respect to degree of prematurity and birth weight. The babies were weighed daily. Infants who received cycled light from birth and cycled light at 32 weeks postconceptual age grew more rapidly than the babies who received cycled light just before discharge. "Now that we know that...IVF children at increased risk of neurological disorders
...requency of twin pregnancies, low birthweight, and prematurity among babies born after IVF. To limit these risks, we recommend that only one embryo should be transferred during IVF. In an accompanying Commentary (p 459), David Healy and Kerryn Saunders from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, conclude: The...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
...ndicators and treatment options for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a blinding disease that affects premature, low birthweight infants. ROP spurs the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the back of the eye. These vessels leak fluid and blood and scar the nerve tissue inside the eye, increasing the risk of re...Study suggests need for better pain management in newborns
...pond more asprocedures become more invasive and if prematurity affects how much theyrespond. She also wanted to know whether premature babies become more sensitiveto pain as they grow older. Porter and colleagues recruited 152 newborns ranging in gestational agefrom less than 28 weeks through full-term. ......he relationship betweeninterpregnancy interval and prematurity in Latina women, according toFuentes-Afflick. "The strong association between these two factors in this ethnic group was asurprise, but it does present a clear recommendation. To insure the optimumhealth of the baby, Latina women should wait 18 month...Extreme Prematurity Brings Two-Fold Increase In Risk Of Repeating A Grade, Needing Special Education
CHICAGO -- Children who have survived extreme prematurity due to the advent of advanced medical treatments, ...rful information." Buck noted that while prematurity is likely to result in educational problems, other factors, such as non-white race and gender, pose ...