Preterm Risk Prediction Tests Not Suitable as Routine Screens
Two commonly used tests to predict the risk of preterm birth found to be ineffective in routine screening of first-time pregnancies.
Two commonly used tests to predict the risk of preterm birth found to be ineffective in routine screening of first-time pregnancies.
‘Live and recorded maternal voice were associated with the physiologic and behavioral stabilisation of preterm infants, with fewer cardiorespiratory events.’
The review included 15 studies with 512 infants from 2000 to 2015. Hearing the maternal voice, either recorded or live, was linked with the physiologic and behavioral stabilisation of preterm infants, with fewer cardio-respiratory events. There is insufficient evidence to evaluate long-term effects, however. "Preterm infants' state becomes more stable when mothers talk and sing to them, with potential clinical benefits on autonomous nervous system maturation," said Dr. Manuela Filippa, lead author of the Acta Paediatrica study.
"This is an appeal to caring teams for supporting vocal contact between parents and preterm infants, as well as an invitation to investigate its long-term effects on preterm infants' development."
New Pre-Eclampsia Test Helps Avoid Preterm Delivery, Assess Maternal Risk
The new pre-eclampsia test could help save lives of hundreds of babies by avoiding preterm delivery and also assess the immediate risk to mothers.
The new pre-eclampsia test could help save lives of hundreds of babies by avoiding preterm delivery and also assess the immediate risk to mothers.
Source-Eurekalert
Risk of Preterm Birth Increased by Exposure to Air Pollution
Study identifies link between maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) and preterm birth.
Study identifies link between maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) and preterm birth.
Highly Premature Babies Benefit Most from Corticosteroids Before Birth
Very premature babies, those born at 23 weeks of gestation, seem to benefit the most from antenatal corticosteroids.
Very premature babies, those born at 23 weeks of gestation, seem to benefit the most from antenatal corticosteroids.
