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Study finds how bloodstream infections in preemies originate from their gu
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe that dangerous bacterial bloodstream infections in preemies may have their roots in the infants' gut microbiomes. These infections are a serious issue because, after 72 hours of life, at least one episode of the pot
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Tracking oxygen saturation helps identify vulnerable preemies
Updated : 8 years, 1 month 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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Preemies likely to suffer from respiratory problems all their lives: Study
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): A study has recently found that adults, who are born prematurely (eight or more weeks early), are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems because of smaller airways than those born at full term.
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Lack of oxygen, not blood flow, delays preemies' brain maturation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): A recent study has found that cognitive and learning disabilities in premature infants, once believed to be the result of lack of blood flow to the brain, is actually caused by low oxygen.
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Preemies likelier to have sleep problems than full-term children
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): A new study has recently revealed that healthy preterm children have more medical sleep problems like nocturnal movement, restlessness during the night and breathing problems than full-term children.
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Preemies' parents as happy as those with full-term babies by adulthoo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): Parents of preemies are usually worn to a frazzle more than other parents when their kids are young, but according to a recent study, there's light at the end of the tunnel.
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Preemies respond worse to flu, lung diseases in adulthood
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): A study has found that babies born before 37 weeks may respond worse to flu and other lung diseases later in life due to absence of certain lung cells.
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Breast milk protein safely decreases infections in preemies
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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Women with hearing loss more likely to have preemies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 3 (ANI): A new study says, babies born to women with hearing loss were significantly more likely to be premature and have low birth weight.
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Preemies suffer lifetime breathing trouble, despite lung treatment after b
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [England]. Sept 19 (ANI): A study says that premature babies, who receive breathing treatments to improve lung function early in life, may have respiratory challenges as children and adolescents
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Breastfed preemies tend to be smarter
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 30 (ANI): Turns out, the longer a pre-term baby breastfeeds, the more he/she achieves in life.
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Breast milk cuts infection risk in preemies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 26 (ANI): Mommies, breast milk has the power to ward off infections in premature babies, suggests a recent study.
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