A homecoming checklist: Parenting premature babies When it is time to bring your preemie home you will be filled with excitement but you also may be a tad bit anxious, not knowing what to expect from your little baby. Writer Amy E. Tracy, mother of two preemies and author of Affluent countries should embrace 'kangaroo' care A simple technique used to care for premature babies in poor countries is a safe and effective alternative to incubator care and should be encouraged in wealthy countries too, say researchers in this week's BMJ.
Baby born at 23 weeks In 1999, Katelin Elizabeth Moran, who at 1 pound, 2.4 ounces, was the tiniest infant ever to be born and survive at St Peter's Hospital, in Albany, NY.
Black baby girls more likely to live when born very premature Black baby girls born weighing 2.2 pounds or less are more than twice as likely to survive as white baby boys born at the same weight, when many preemies are still too tiny to make it on their own, University of Florida researchers have found.
Blankets for babies -- 1,000 of them! When others sit still, Joan Graves crochets. Graves, 71, watches television and sits passenger on long car rides with her crochet hook in hand. The retired nurse promised to crochet at least 1,000 blankets for the babies at UC San Diego Me
Bonding in bulk: Parenting more than one preemie Early births are not uncommon among women expecting multiple babies. At least half of twins and 90 percent of triplets are born prematurely (before 37 weeks gestation). Writer Amy E Tracy, co-author of Born too soon If your baby is born prematurely, you will undoubtedly be concerned for his or her health. But Amy E Tracy, mother of two preemies and author of Your
Children born prematurely at risk for poorer vision Children who were born prematurely are more likely to have visual problems at 10 years of age than children who were born at full term, according to a study in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Coping with the aftershocks of prematurity Bringing your preemie home from the hospital is bound to make you thrilled, but it might come with a series of unexpected events and feelings. Writer Amy E Tracy, mother of two preemies and author of CPR - good for all of you Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can relieve stress for parents and improve survival outcomes for infants at high risk for cardiopulmonary arrest, a study has found.
Dads of preemies: Your involvement is important Each year in the United States, more than 400,000 babies are born prematurely for preeclampsia and other reasons that include preterm labor, premature rupture of the membranes, placenta previa, incompetent cervix and multiple births, to name just a f
Dr William Sears on RSV: Respiratory Syncycial Virus Current reports show a significant rise in the number of preterm births over the past 20 years. These rates have risen from 9.4 percent to 11.9 percent, an increase of more than 27 percent between 1981 and 2001. Prematurity now affects one out of eig
High-tech pacifier being tested in hospitals may help preemies A new high-tech pacifier being developed to train premature babies to suck properly may allow them to leave intensive care units earlier. It also may reduce the incidence or severity of certain developmental disabilities that appear in early childhoo
Hope for treating blindness in preemies Hoping to prevent blindness in premature babies, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that responds to oxygen levels in cells and tissues and also affects the developing eye.
Human milk may prevent serious infection in extremely low birth weight infants A recent study shows that human milk protects extremely low birth weight infants from developing sepsis -- an overwhelming infection and a leading cause of illness and death in these tiny babies. In fact, the more human milk given as a percentage of
Hush little baby: Why do babies cry? Why do babies cry? Are they hungry, cranky, tired, or could it be that they're in pain? It's a tough call -- not only for parents but even for practiced pediatricians and nurses.
Inhaled nitric oxide protects the brains of high-risk premature infants Despite tremendous advances in neonatal intensive care, premature babies with underdeveloped lungs remain at risk for brain injury and delayed development. In the July 7, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine , researchers from the
Inhaled nitric oxide reduces lung disease in premature babies Delivering nitric oxide to the lungs of premature, very-low-birth-weight infants during their second week of life improves their chances of surviving without chronic lung disease, according to a national study of nearly 600 babies. For thousands of i
Labor induction at 32 weeks? Maybe, if your water breaks "Our findings show us that mothers and babies do just as well when the mothers are induced at 32 weeks rather than later at 34 to 36 weeks, the current standard of care," says Brian Brost, MD, Mayo Clinic high-risk pregnancy specialist and study co-a
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