Millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemical

A chemical used in toys and consumer products is linked to thousands of infant deaths and millions of preterm births worldwide, a new study found.

Dr. Alexander Crider: There is a hidden cost to the Abbott verdict for premature babies

Most of what we do, from incubators to ventilators, simply buys time and treats complications while premature infants grow.

Abbott Laboratories must pay at least $53 million in cases over infant formula, jury decides

Abbott Laboratories must pay $53 million in compensatory damages in four cases in which Chicago-area babies developed a ...
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RSV vaccine in pregnancy cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%

A UK study finds the RSV vaccine in pregnancy can reduce infant hospitalisation risk by up to 85%, especially when given in ...

Jury orders Abbott to pay $70 million in preterm infant formula trial, company says

By Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO, April 10 (Reuters) - A jury in Chicago on Friday said Abbott Laboratories must pay $70 million ...

Memorial joins NICU trial to improve care for premature infants

A major step forward in neonatal care will be underway Tuesday as Memorial Health becomes one of only three hospitals in the ...
The BMJ

RSV: Maternal vaccine cuts infant hospital admissions by 80%, study shows

Giving the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to pregnant women provides 81.3% protection to newborn infants, ...
Science Daily

Cold treatment does not appear to protect preterm infants from disability or death caused by oxygen loss

Lowering the body temperature of preterm infants (born at 33 to 35 weeks of pregnancy) with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE -- a type of brain damage caused by oxygen loss -- offers no benefits ...