Neurodevelopmental and Medical Outcomes Evaluated in Single Family Room NICU
Preterm birth, the birth of an infant prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy, is a significant health problem, and its prevalence has increased over the past two decades.
Preterm birth, the birth of an infant prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy, is a significant health problem, and its prevalence has increased over the past two decades.
The researchers said that many newborns admitted to NICU’s do not fit the high-risk criteria. It is a potential sign that these expensive NICU’s are being overused.
"An increase of this level over six years raises questions. Infants admitted to the units are increasingly likely to be of normal birth weight. More than half of all admissions are for normal or high-birth weight newborns. This suggests the need for further study since the units were initially developed to care for the most premature infants," said study author Wade Harrison, an urban health scholar at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, in New Hampshire.
Early Term Birth Linked With Higher Neonatal Illness and NICU Admissions
Researchers led by Shaon Sengupta have found that early-term births after 37-38 weeks of gestation have a higher neonatal morbidity rate.
Researchers led by Shaon Sengupta have found that early-term births after 37-38 weeks of gestation have a higher neonatal morbidity rate.
Experts said that more research is need to determine why babies were admitted to NICU’s.
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Deeper or Longer Duration Cooling Did Not Reduce Risk of NICU Death
Receiving deeper or longer duration cooling did not reduce risk of neonatal intensive care unit death among full-term newborns with moderate or severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
Receiving deeper or longer duration cooling did not reduce risk of neonatal intensive care unit death among full-term newborns with moderate or severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
Low Birth Weight Kids Too, Should 'Move'
Female mice whose growth was restricted in the womb had lower birth weights, were less active later in their lives, and were at a greater risk of suffering from obesity, a new study found
Female mice whose growth was restricted in the womb had lower birth weights, were less active later in their lives, and were at a greater risk of suffering from obesity, a new study found
