Highly enriched formula milk is better for the development of premature babies’ brains than breast or standard formula milk, according to research.
British researchers found that premature babies’ diet had a clear influence on brain development and IQ.
The doctors from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the UCL Institute of Child Health looked at 76 [...]
My little battlers are coming home
Tiny twins Ben and Jordan Alexander came into the world more than 15 weeks early, weighing less than 1.5kgs between them.
Their early arrival was a real shock for first time mother-to-be Karen Banks, who was having a trouble-free pregnancy. The 39-year-old was 24 weeks weeks and five days into her [...]
Premature babies who receive morphine may grow up to be more sensitive to pain, a study on rats suggests.
US researchers found rodents given the drug just after birth later needed higher doses of morphine to kill pain than counterparts in a placebo group.
Morphine is a standard part of care for premature babies, who may need [...]
New techniques mean tailored treatments for premature babies, writes Denise Cullen
ANDREA Krieger’s son Angus faced tough odds when he was was born 15 weeks early five years ago. Sophisticated medical interventions over the past two decades have dramatically increased survival rates for very premature babies.
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But the flipside of these advances is that babies born [...]
Folic acid supplements taken for a year before pregnancy can cut the risk of premature births by 70% and save thousands of lives, researchers have found.
One in three babies born under 28 weeks die, and many others face lifelong disability. Experts say the research, based on a study of nearly 40,000 women, adds weight to [...]
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhuanet) — U.S. researchers found that magnesium sulfate injected into pregnant women can pretect premature babies from cerebral palsy by the rate of 50 percent, media reported Friday.
Researchers gave either magnesium sulfate, popularly known as Epsom salts, or a placebo to 2,241 women going into early labor or with ruptured membranes. The [...]
