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Premature Birth, Low-Birth Weight and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Baltimore Healthy Start, Inc.’s Cradle of Hope Campaign Makes a Difference

2013-05-10 23:27:35

While the overall infant mortality rate for Maryland is declining, other birth statistics are startling: 12.5% of babies are born premature; 8.8 percent are born with low-birth weights; and 7.6% die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome before they reach the age of four months. The 6th Annual Cradle of Hope Luncheon Awards Ceremony and Auction on May 17th honors those who work to make a difference in the health of Maryland's at-risk mothers and babies. Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 10, 2013...

LLUH Researchers Publish Study Attributing Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy to Significant Prevention of Low Birth Weight and Pre-term Infants in San Bernardino County

2013-05-01 23:05:01

The first countywide maternal tobacco use findings from San Bernardino County. Loma Linda, Ca (PRWEB) May 01, 2013 Researchers at Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) have conducted a study that documents the impact of mothers who smoke during pregnancy on adverse birth outcomes in San Bernardino County. “Estimating the Impact of Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: The San Bernardino County Experience” has been published in the online edition of the “Journal of Community Health.”...

Over A Million Pregnant Women Infected With Syphilis World-Wide

2013-02-27 10:53:42

Syphilis still affects large numbers of pregnant women world-wide, causing serious health problems and even death to their babies, yet this infection could be prevented by early testing and treatment, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. Researchers, led by Lori Newman from the World Health Organization, estimate that in 2008, 1.4 million pregnant women around the world were infected with syphilis, 80% of whom had attended antenatal care...

Less Prenatal Care For African-Ancestry Babies In Brazil

2013-02-27 10:46:50

Study shows babies of African ancestry more likely to be born prematurely Low birth weights are more prevalent among Brazilians with African ancestry and may be attributed to less use of prenatal care facilities and where those ethnic groups live, according to a new study. The study from researchers at the University of Iowa and health analysts in South America also suggests that infants of African ancestry, alone or mixed, were more likely to be born prematurely than those born of...

Caffeine During Pregnancy Lowers Baby Birth Weight

Just A Cup Of Joe A Day For Pregnant Women Lowers Infant Birth Weight

2013-02-20 09:26:50

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online According to a new study published in BMC Medicine, laying off caffeine is one more thing you could do during pregnancy to ensure that your baby doesn't have a low birth weight. After studying information about mother's diet and birth details in 10 years worth of data, researchers found that caffeine is not only linked to a low birth weight but caffeine specifically derived from coffee is also linked to an increased length of...

Researchers Say Infant Deaths Can Be Prevented

2013-02-13 17:52:26

An international team of tropical medicine researchers have discovered a potential method for preventing low birth weight in babies born to pregnant women who are exposed to malaria. Low birth weight is the leading cause of infant death globally. The findings of Malaria Impairs Placental Vascular Development, published today online ahead of print in Cell Host & Microbe, showed that the protein C5a and its receptor, C5aR, seem to control the blood vessel development in the mother's...

Better Outcome For Frozen Embryo Replacement Vs IVF

2013-02-11 15:02:33

In a study to be presented on February 14 between 1:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present findings showing perinatal outcomes of frozen/thawed embryo replacement (FER) have better outcomes compared to fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF), but worse outcomes compared to the non-IVF general population. The study collected data from all IVF treatments in Denmark,...

Iron Prevents Behavior Issues In Low Birth Weight Babies

Iron May Prevent Behavior Issues For Low-Weight Babies

2012-12-10 16:50:36

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Babies born with a low birth weight who were given iron supplements during a study showed a significant improvement in their behavior once they reached preschool age. Researchers reported in the journal Pediatrics that they found infants weighing less than 5.5 pounds were shown to have a behavior boost when given iron supplements compared to those who just received a placebo. Research has long shown that infants with low birth...

More Babies Survive Premature Birth, But Serious Health Problems Unchanged

2012-12-05 11:07:56

Studies predict a rise in number of children with lifelong health problems Research published on bmj.com today suggests that although more babies survived shortly after extreme preterm birth in England in 2006 compared with 1995, the number with major conditions on leaving hospital remained largely unchanged. A second study, also published today, shows some improvement in the number of extremely preterm children who survived without disability at 3 years of age, but no change in the...

High Risk Of Obesity In Adolescents With Prenatal Maternal Smoking

2012-09-04 11:03:50

Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking appears associated with an increased risk for adolescent obesity, and is possibly related to subtle structural variations in the brain that create a preference for eating fatty foods, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication. "Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for obesity, but the underlying mechanisms are not known," the authors...