3-D computer simulation to aid treatment of collapsed lungs
The treatment of premature babies and adults who suffer from Respiratory Distress Syndrome could be boosted by new research at The University of Manchester, as published in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. The condition, often caused by a lack of surfactant in the underdev...Steroid abuse harms gingival tissues
...respiratory disease and pre-term, low birth weight babies it is important for patients to take care of their periodontal health. ...New technology addresses female fertility preservation
... strain than the donor egg and sperm, resulting in babies with a different coat color, proving that the births were the result of the cultured embyros. Both male and female offspring were fertile. ...Research offers new hope for preterm babies
... oxygen in a preterm baby's brain. "Many preterm babies suffer from low blood pressure, which reduces the ...rally not have such serious consequences, as these babies appear to 'auto-regulate' blood and oxygen flow in the brain. Working with the Monash Medical Centre...UT Southwestern-led study finds doctors' judgment as important as guideline for Cesarean sections
...g a first-time Cesarean and giving birth to single babies weighing 5.5 pounds or more. About two-thirds of the cases, or 1,814, had their Cesarean deliveries begin within the 30-minute time frame, with most of those starting within 20 minutes. In the group that met the time limit, 92.6 percent of the i...The risky business of having a baby: why birth interventions are on the rise
...chers predict that in a few years, the majority of babies will be born by surgery," says Dr Possamai-Inesedy. "Today's consumer-driven, desire-for-perfection society has constructed pregnancy and childbirth as a very risky business. Women are bombarded with all sorts of warnings about the hazards of pregnan...Education improves understanding of risks of having twins -- but does this translate into action?
...n patients' attitudes to the question of singleton babies versus twins and had found that most infertile patients preferred to have twins as a way of completing their family more quickly and with a minimal number of treatments. In response to a questionnaire, 58.7% of the 414 women and 404 men from coupl...Queen's-led network looks at FAS aiming to minimize life-long learning problems
...hat may predict brain injury in the child. At risk babies will be tracked for 24 months following birth so researchers can identify early signs of FASD and develop aggressive therapeutic interventions at earlier stages to minimize the effects on a child's development. To understand the underlying mechanisms...Tracking computer-based error reports improves patient safety, Hopkins study finds
...signed to prevent nutrition errors among premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit, and currently used system-wide for all pediatric patients(for more information, see http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/pages/news/archivedetails.cfm?newsid=172 ) Since 2004, Johns Hopkins has implemented a hospital...HIV pregnancy study discovers increased anaemia and blood pressure problems
...a and high blood pressure in pregnancy and deliver babies with lower birth weights and retarded growth, according to research in the latest Journal of Clinical Nursing. A team from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa compared 212 HIV positive mothers-to-be with 101 women who had tested negative....Delayed umbilical cord clamping boosts iron in infants
...rity families and in lower birth-weight infants or babies born to iron-deficient mothers. The umbilical-cord...ren were 2, 4 and 6 months old. Iron status of the babies also was measured at birth and at the end of the study. Of the original group, 358 mother-child pair...Pregnancy complications still high for women with diabetes
Perinatal mortality and congenital anomalies in babies of women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in England...of death and major birth defects are still high in babies born to women with diabetes, despite an international strategy to raise standards of diabetes care, ...Repeat corticosteroids for pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery could be beneficial
...rial in this week's issue of The Lancet. Premature babies have a high risk of lung disease and breathing dif... of prenatal corticosteroids may be beneficial for babies but others have reported adverse side effects, including growth problems, infection after birth, and...First trimester use of ACE inhibitors implicated in birth defects
... indicating an increased risk of birth defects for babies whose mothers take these medications during the fi...inhibitors in the first trimester only. When those babies were compared to the rest of the population, including babies exposed to other types of antihyperten...Premature or low birthweight babies at significantly increased risk of hyperactivity disorder
Premature or low birthweight babies are up to three times as likely to become hyperact... likely to develop the disorder. Low birthweight babies born at term were also at risk, the study showed. Babies born at term, but weighing 1500 to 2499 g ...Study challenges myth that sex late in pregnancy hastens birth
...nal three weeks of their pregnancies carried their babies an average of 39.9 weeks, compared to average delivery at 39.3 weeks among women who abstained from sexual activity at term. "Patients may continue to hear the 'old wives' tale' that intercourse will hasten labor, but according to this data, they sho...Female genital mutilation affects births: Study
... effects of female genital mutilation on women and babies during childbirth has been published by leading me...ence difficulties during childbirth and that their babies are more likely to die as a result of the practice. Complications include the need to have a caesar...Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute new study on pregnant women & iron
... "In these women, the risk of delivering premature babies or newborns with low birth weight quadrupled." In contrast, only 7 percent of the women on weekly supplements developed high hemoglobin levels. The reason for the weekly dose and in far smaller amounts is biological and corresponds with the turnov...Two very different surgical procedures produce same results in often fatal intestinal disorder
...gical information for a database to identify which babies with NEC are at greatest risk of perforation. The team is collaborating with other researchers who are developing promising new therapies that can be tested in this targeted group of patients. "Since the study compared the most aggressive surgical tr...First trial on life-threatening condition finds two surgical approaches have same results
... "Now our efforts can be focused on studying which babies are at greatest risk for developing intestinal perforation due to NEC and then developing new therapies for these at-risk patients." Dr. Hackam's lab at Children's studies the causes of NEC and seeks to find novel therapies for this devastating disea...