Latest Neonatal intensive-care unit Stories

Florida State University invention now available to world's neonatal units Many premature babies enter the world with a mountain of challenges in front of them. Even after they overcome any life-threatening issues, they face ongoing, and typically unpleasant, medical procedures, long hospital stays and increased chances of chronic health issues throughout their lives. To help address one of their biggest problems — learning how to suck and feed — Florida State University has...

He's delivered a baby every 36 hours for 43 years--shows no signs of slowing down. Among Small Number Reaching US Maternity Milestone-1 Baby Every 36 hours for 43 years LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Barrie May, M.D., prominent Orange County obstetrician/gynecologist, just reached his landmark 10,000th delivery, among a small number of U.S. physicians laying claim to this milestone. That means every week for 43 years, average of five women had...

Women Told, "Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait" SEATTLE, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Washington State hospitals, physicians and expectant mothers have teamed up to deliver a dramatic increase in the number of babies born at full term - 39 weeks - instead of earlier in their pregnancies. They did this by rapidly changing established obstetric practices in place for many years. This change came about because of new research demonstrating the short and long term hazards of...

Experts to Provide Insights, First Images of Newborns HOUSTON, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The world's newest parents of sextuplets, Lauren and David Perkins, spoke publically today for the first time about the birth of their sextuplets ten days ago at Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, one of the nation's premier facilities for women's, fetal and newborn health. The couple was joined by hospital experts who provided additional medical background on the delivery and care...

Choosing the right hospital may make the difference between life and death for very low birth weight infants, according to research led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and released today in JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. In a comprehensive study of 72,235 infants born in 558 hospitals across the nation, the researchers found that babies cared for in hospitals with the Magnet credential were less likely to die, acquire a hospital-based infection,...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 29 in Midtown Detroit, thousands of families and business leaders will join together in the March of Dimes annual March for Babies--the nation's oldest walk fundraiser honoring babies born healthy and those who need help to survive and thrive. This is the first time March for Babies will be held in Midtown and with one in eight babies born premature in Detroit, organizers hope to raise significant funds to support...

Research: Cost-effectiveness of alternative planned places of birth in woman at low risk of complications: Evidence from the Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study Giving women who have previously given birth and who are at low risk of complications the opportunity to give birth at home or in a midwifery unit saves the NHS money, is safe for the baby and improves outcomes for the mother, a study published on bmj.com shows. The authors, from the University of Oxford,...

March of Dimes Prepares For Walk to Help Babies Be Born Healthy CLEVELAND, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On April, 29 at Voinovich Bicentennial Park, thousands of families and business leaders will join together in the March of Dimes annual March for Babies--the nation's oldest walk fundraiser honoring babies born healthy and those who need help to survive and thrive. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110426/MM90139LOGO) This year's Cleveland Ambassador...

Half of all premature babies now born in specialized center Neonatal services in England have seen a considerable improvement since the introduction of new guidelines in 2003, a study published on bmj.com claims. The new guidelines were set out to help increase the proportion of premature babies born in a specialist care unit and reduce the amount of acute (within 24 hours of birth) postnatal transfers from one hospital to another. The specialized delivery and management of premature...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amerigroup Corporation (NYSE: AGP) announced its successful efforts at preventing premature births - as well its commitment to protecting access to affordable drug therapies for at-risk mothers - at the annual Norfolk/Virginia Beach March of Dimes kick-off breakfast for the March for Babies. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...