premature birth

No benefit from drug widely used to prevent premature births

harminka — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:15:37 -0600

When a pregnant woman goes into early labor, her obstetrician may give her drugs to quiet the woman's uterus and prevent premature birth.

March of Dimes releases premature birth report card

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:01:03 -0600

The United States is failing hundreds of thousands of its youngest citizens on the day they are born, according to the March of Dimes.

Mothers launch national petition for preemies

harminka — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:35:23 -0500

Mothers are casting their votes for healthy babies and asking all Americans to join them in signing the March of Dimes 2008 Petition for Preemies. They're putting public officials – and all Americans – on notice that it's time to focus on the growing problem of premature birth, the leading cause of newborn death.

World-first to predict premature birth

harminka — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:42:55 -0500

Australian researchers and a pathology company have joined forces to develop a world-first computerised system which may reveal a way to predict premature birth with greater accuracy.

World-first to predict premature births

harminka — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:30:07 -0500

Australian researchers and a pathology company have joined forces to develop a world-first computerised system which may reveal a way to predict premature birth with greater accuracy.

Pregnancy situations have impact on brain development in pre-term infants

harminka — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:09:37 -0500

Brain development in infants who are born very prematurely is still incomplete. Factors that cause premature birth may have an impact on the development of the premature infant's brain both during pregnancy and later on after birth.

Infections linked to premature births more common than thought

harminka — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:15:08 -0500

Previously unrecognized and unidentified infections of amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature birth, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Premature births linked to physical abuse

harminka — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:45:19 -0600

Premature birth can have serious effects on the development and growth of children. In many parts of the world, preterm deliveries are increasing in frequency.

Higher risk of death for babies born just few weeks early

harminka — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:09:30 -0600

Babies born just a few weeks premature are six times more likely to die during their first week of life, than full-term babies, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Synchrotron radiation illuminates how babies' protective bubble bursts

harminka — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:59:39 -0600

Researchers at the University of Reading, School of Pharmacy have developed an important new technique to study one of the most common causes of premature birth and prenatal mortality. The findings are published in the November 7 issue of the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.

Low maternal cholesterol tied to premature birth

harminka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:17:45 -0500

Pregnant women who have very low cholesterol may face a greater risk of delivering their babies prematurely than women with more moderate cholesterol levels, a team led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported today.

Premature births linked to levels of pesticides and nitrates in surface water

harminka — Mon, 07 May 2007 02:21:50 -0500

The growing premature birth rate in the United States appears to be strongly associated with increased use of pesticides and nitrates, according to work conducted by Paul Winchester, M.D., professor of clinical pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine.