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Study shows early preterm births can be decreased with DHA supplementation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): Early preterm births may be dramatically decreased with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements, with a dose of 1000 mg more effective for pregnant women with low DHA levels than the 200 mg found in some prenatal supplements, according to a study led by research
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Study reveals exercise aids cognitive development of children born preterm
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): A study by the University of Basel and the University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB) indicates that training motor skills (exercise) in preterm born children help even when they are older.
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Progesterone imbalance causes preterm birth, prolonged labour
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): A recent study conducted by the National Institutes of Health discovered that some pregnant women experience preterm labour or prolonged labour due to unbalanced progesterone signals.
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Light pollution linked to preterm births, reduced birth weight: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): While we all know how pollution can be detrimental to our health, a new study has discovered that light pollution could increase the likelihood of preterm births and reduced birth weight.
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Study suggests higher red cell transfusion threshold offers no advantage f
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): Very low birth weight infants often need blood transfusions to survive. A National Institutes of Health-funded study suggests that providing a higher threshold of red cells within accepted limits offers no advantage in survival or reduction in neurological
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Study focuses on predicting preterm births
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 20 (ANI): For women in their first pregnancy, it is a challenge for obstetricians and midwives to advise them on their risks in relation to preterm births.
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Study finds expanded newborn screening could save premature infants' lives
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 10 (ANI): A new study suggests that expanding routine newborn screening to include a metabolic vulnerability profile could lead to earlier detection of life-threatening complications in babies born preterm.
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Expanded newborn screening could save premature infants' lives, finds stud
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 7 (ANI): Expanding routine newborn screening to include a metabolic vulnerability profile could lead to earlier detection of life-threatening complications in babies born preterm, according to a study.
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Antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): Mothers of preterm babies have highly individual breast milk microbiomes and that even short courses of antibiotics have prolonged effects on the diversity and abundance of microbes in their milk, suggest the findings of a recent study.
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Study finds antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preter
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): A team of researchers has found that mothers of preterm babies have highly individual breast milk microbiomes and that even short courses of antibiotics have prolonged effects on the diversity and abundance of microbes in their milk.
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Study finds babies born prematurely can catch up their immune systems
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 9 (ANI): Babies born before 32 weeks' gestation can rapidly acquire some adult immune factors after birth, equivalent to that achieved by infants born at term, finds a recent research.
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Researchers develop mobile app to identify preterm birth risk in women
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 2 (ANI): Researchers have developed a mobile phone app to help identify the risk of preterm birth in women so that they can be given special treatments and care.
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