Overall, 9.4% of children were premature. Rates of hospitalizations within the first 5 years were higher for those of lower gestational ages, with the most pronounced effect seen in children born at ...

A single-center randomized trial associated foot reflexology and kangaroo mother care with lower 72-hour bilirubin levels ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Moderate and late preterm infants may receive better care at NICUs with fewer complex services, according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Caring for premature babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, which is a serious lung condition that occurs in ...

A recent study conducted by neonatologists and nurses at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that a unified approach to the care of extremely premature infants in the first week of life resulted in ...

Early implementation of a type of skin-to-skin contact called kangaroo mother care appears to significantly improve the odds of survival for premature or low-birth-weight babies, according to a ...

Supporting emotional connection between a premature baby and mother during the intensive care unit treatment effectively improves the baby's brain development. The effects are clearly visible in the ...

A large US cohort study finds that preterm infants with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome face persistent respiratory ...

The less time a baby spends in the womb, the more likely he or she is to be disabled, according to a large study of preterm births in France. And almost half of all very preterm babies, the study ...

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Premature births are stressful experiences that increase the risk of anxiety for mothers and may hinder the development of interaction between mother and infant. A new study indicates that the ...