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Study reveals how common treatment for brain injury not effective for som
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a new study, therapeutic hypothermia, the sole evidence-based treatment for neonates born with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) at or after 36 weeks, is ineffective for lowering death or moderate/severe damage in newborns born between 33 and 35 weeks.
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Motherhood Hospitals first to launch virtual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's leading network of women and children's hospitals, Motherhood Hospitals which operates 21 hospitals across 10 cities has implemented an innovative remote patient monitoring technology and system to provide virtual life saving n
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Haryana: Newborn baby found abandoned in bushes; rescued
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The child has been shifted to Jagadhri Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward.
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Single dose of azithromycin lowers maternal sepsis or mortality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Infections that develop just before, during, or after delivery cause 10% of maternal fatalities. Maternal infections and sepsis, a serious infection consequence, are two of the top five causes of maternal mortality globally. Maternal infection significantly raises the risk of neonatal sepsis
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Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road successfully carried out bedside ECMO in
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): In the first such report inside a NICU in India, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore successfully carried out an emergency ECMO in a very small low birth-weight neonate (1.7 Kg) who suffered from a life-endangering condit
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Sun Pharma, SPARC sign licence agreement for sale of seizure drug for inje
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
SPARC submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for this product for the treatment of seizures in newborns in February 2022, according to Sun Pharma statement shared with stock exchanges.
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High exposure to glyphosate in pregnancy can cause lower birth weights in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that higher glyphosate levels were associated with lower birth weight and may also lead to higher neonatal intensive care unit admission risk.
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India achieves significant landmarks in reducing child mortality
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): India has achieved significant landmark in the reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)and Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR), the government said on Friday.
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Infant antibiotic use may negatively affect adult gut health
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 9 (ANI): Antibiotics are frequently administered to preterm and low birth weight infants in order to prevent infections, not simply treat them as they have a higher risk of developing them. A recent study discovered that neonatal mice exposed to antibiotics early in li
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Maternal milk tied to better school-age outcomes for children born preterm
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): In a study that followed preterm infants for seven years, investigators found that children who received greater quantities of maternal milk both during and after time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) had greater academic achievement, higher IQs and
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Jehangir Hospital launches State-of-the-art Upgraded Mother and Child Cent
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Jehangir Hospital, announced the launch of an advanced and upgraded Zodiac Care Labour and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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Pakistan: Urban-rural disparity continues despite a fall in Infant Mortali
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): Pakistan's latest demographic survey shows a brief downswing in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in all regions, indicating the socio-economic conditions, cultural factors, and the status of hygiene and utilisation of medical services in the country.
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