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Is giving birth at home as safe as in hospitals?
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): For all those moms-to-be wishing and wondering if giving birth at home is safe or not, researchers have found that low-risk pregnant women carry no increased chances of perinatal or neonatal death of their baby as compared to women delivering in hospitals.
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Parents of older, healthier infants with less social support are less resi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 28 (ANI): Parents of older, healthier newborns, who had less social support were less resilient during hospitalisation of their child in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), said a study.
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The magnitude of neonatal mortality
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 19 (ANI): The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
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Kangaroo Care - Utilising mother and baby bond
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): India is one of the countries which registers' a large number of neonatal deaths. Statistics peg the neonatal mortality rate in the country at 0.75 million per year. 35 percent of these can be attributed to preterm birth and low-birth weight.
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Less educated, new parents are at high risk!
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 05 (ANI): Turns out, less educated, new parents are at high risk of depression.
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Tracking oxygen saturation helps identify vulnerable preemies
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 08 (ANI): According to a recent study, tracking oxygen saturation and vital signs can help in identifying vulnerable, more sensitive, pre-term babies.
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Medical experts lay down policy for foetal viability
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Experts from leading medical associations like Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), Indian Medical Association (IMA) and National Neonatal Forum of India (NNF) met recently in New Delhi to carve out a policy on neonatal resuscitation and infant viabilit
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Targeting this protein may help treat multiple sclerosis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): A new study has found that a blood-clotting protein prevents repair in the brain.
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Hand-washing no defence against MRSA transmission in NICU babies
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 30 (ANI): Turns out, even perfectly clean hands can lead to a superbug transmission among babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
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Opioid usage resulting in increased cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June14 (ANI): A recent study reveals the number of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome - often caused by mothers using opioids during pregnancy - is increasing in the United States, thereby increasing the burden in terms of hospital days and costs.
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Hyderabad: Health Minister inaugurates '102-Vehicle Services' fo
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): Telangana Health Minister Dr. C. Laxma Reddy on Wednesday inaugurated "102 - Vehicle Services" called Amma Vodi which will be used for pickup and drop of pregnant women and Neonatal Children in tribal areas.
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Breast milk protein safely decreases infections in preemies
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 8 (ANI): To reduce hospital-acquired infections in neonatal intensive care units, researchers have found a protein in breast milk to be a safe and efficient solution.
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