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Increased risk of complications to mother, newborn associated with early-term deliveries

Enduring the last few weeks of pregnancy can be physically and emotionally challenging for some women. The aches and pains, the swelling of the limbs and the anxiety of when labor may start are part of the natural gestation process, but they also can seem unbearable.

17 Dec 2013

Drug labeling often lacks infant-specific information, shows study

Federal legislation encouraging the study of drugs in pediatric patients has resulted in very few labeling changes that include new infant information, according to a study by Matthew M. Laughon, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues.

12 Dec 2013

American Nurses Credentialing Center grants Magnet recognition to Cedars-Sinai

For the fourth time in a row, the American Nurses Credentialing Center has granted Cedars-Sinai the Magnet recognition, the most prestigious designation a healthcare organization can receive for excellence in nursing and patient outcomes.

6 Dec 2013

School of Nursing, community partners receive federal funding to promote home fire safety

Keeping stove tops clear of dish towels and oven mitts, placing candles in sturdy fire-proof containers, and plugging space heaters directly into the wall are a few ways to prevent house fires.

25 Nov 2013

Loyola nurses eliminate risk of pressure ulcers in infants born prematurely

Infants born prematurely are at a significantly increased risk for pressure ulcers, yet nurses at Loyola University Health System have been able to eliminate this threat for patients in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit.

21 Nov 2013

Women & Infants gets $3M grant to identify infants at greatest risk for developmental impairment

Advances in technology and medical care have dramatically improved survival for infants born prior to 30 weeks gestation and weighing less than three pounds. However, up to 50 percent of these infants may develop physical, cognitive, language and/or behavioral impairments that require extensive health care, educational and psychosocial community resources through adulthood. At this time, there is no reliable method to identify those infants who will go on to develop impairments and those who will not.

19 Nov 2013

BioGaia plans to invest in first phase of project aimed at developing drug for NEC

The board of BioGaia has decided to invest in the first phase of a long-term project aimed at developing a drug with rigorous hygiene, analysis and documentation requirements, to treat the highly fatal disease Necrotising Enterocolitis, which affects premature infants.

12 Nov 2013

FDA issues GRAS Letters of No Objection for Morinaga's proprietary probiotic strain

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., the second largest dairy product company in Japan, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued Generally Recognized as Safe Letters of No Objection for Morinaga's proprietary probiotic strain, Bifidobacterium breve M-16V for food applications and infant formulas.

6 Nov 2013

MEDNAX reports revenue growth of 17.3% to $555M

MEDNAX, Inc., the national medical group specializing in neonatal, maternal-fetal, pediatric cardiology, other pediatric subspecialties and anesthesia physician services, today reported earnings of $1.52 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2013 resulting from strong revenue growth, primarily from recent acquisitions.

31 Oct 2013

Researchers study link between different room types in NICU and developmental outcomes of infants

Medical technology has improved the survival rates of premature infants, but adverse developmental outcomes are a continuing problem. Researchers have turned their attention to the neonatal intensive care unit, where premature infants spend their first few weeks or months, for potential answers.

17 Oct 2013

'Early-term' babies more likely to experience higher risk for adverse health outcomes

Babies considered "early-term," born at 37 or 38 weeks after a mother's last menstrual period, may look as healthy as full-term babies born at 39-41 weeks, but a new study published by University at Buffalo physicians in JAMA Pediatrics has found that many of them are not.

3 Oct 2013

Antimicrobial usage causes vancomycin-resistant enterococci outbreaks in Greek NICU

Administration of antibiotics may have caused successive outbreaks of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a Greek neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study in the October issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

2 Oct 2013

Early-term births associated with higher neonatal morbidity, shows study

Early-term births (37 to 38 weeks gestation) are associated with higher neonatal morbidity (illness) and with more neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or neonatology service admissions than term births (39 to 41 weeks gestation), according to a study by Shaon Sengupta, M.D., M.P.H., now of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and formerly of the University at Buffalo, N.Y., and colleagues.

1 Oct 2013

Dextrose gel could treat neonatal hypoglycemia

A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborns (neonatal hypoglycaemia), a common problem that affects up to 15% of otherwise healthy babies, and a preventable cause of brain damage, according to new research published in The Lancet.

27 Sep 2013

Midwifery care costs less and just as safe as standard maternity care

Continued care from a named midwife throughout pregnancy, birth, and after the baby is born (caseload midwifery) is just as safe as standard maternity care (shared between different midwives and medical practitioners) for all women irrespective of risk, and is significantly cheaper, according to new research published in The Lancet.

19 Sep 2013

Caseload midwifery care is feasible for women of all risk types

A world-first University of Sydney randomised controlled trial comparing continuity of midwifery care throughout pregnancy with standard public hospital care found that caseload midwifery reduced interventions in birth and reduced costs.

17 Sep 2013

Three organizations team up to raise $1M to save lives of Central Florida's tiniest babies

JetBlue Airways, Golf Channel, and Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge have teamed up to raise $1 million over the next five years to help save the lives of Central Florida's tiniest babies.

13 Sep 2013

Medicaid pays for nearly 50% of 3.8 million births in US

Medicaid paid for nearly half of the 3.8 million births in the United States in 2010—an amount that has been rising over time, according to a report out today.

4 Sep 2013

Current non-invasive techniques less effective in reducing incidence of lung injury in very premature infants

A neonatologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the senior author of a large new study that found that current non-invasive techniques for respiratory support are less effective than widely assumed, in reducing the incidence of severe lung injury in very premature infants.

16 Aug 2013

MEDNAX acquires Holston Anesthesia Associates

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Holston Anesthesia Associates, P.C., a physician group practice based in Kingsport, Tenn. The practice will become part of MEDNAX's American Anesthesiology division and is the third Tennessee-based anesthesiology practice to join this division.

5 Aug 2013