Tag Archives: Babies

Jun 14

Many Mothers In Under-Developed Countries Don't Understand Why Their Newborns Are Hospitalized

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Mothers in low-income countries may not understand why their babies are hospitalized after delivery, putting sick newborns at higher risk of health problems and death after being released from the hospital, a new study shows. Forty percent of participating mothers in Ghana with sick infants had no understanding of why their child was in the hospital and another 28 percent had only partial understanding, according to the University of Michigan Health System study that appears in Paediatrics and International Child Health Journal…

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Jun 07

Down's Syndrome Testing Can Be Earlier And More Reliable Say Researchers

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A new study reported this week shows UK researchers have developed a more reliable non-invasive test for Down’s syndrome during the first three months of pregnancy. Writing in the 7 June online issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kypros Nicolaides of King’s College London, and colleagues, suggest the test, which analyzes the baby’s DNA in the expectant mother’s blood, is superior to currently available non-invasive ways of screening for Down’s syndrome. In the UK every year, around 750 babies are born with Down’s syndrome…

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Jun 06

Well: Childhood: Back to Sleep Campaign

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Parents have long been encouraged to have their babies spend time on their bellies to encourage upper-body development. But a new study suggests that having infants sleep on their backs does not retard motor development and that “tummy time” may be irrelevant.

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