Most of what we do, from incubators to ventilators, simply buys time and treats complications while premature infants grow.
Overall, 9.4% of children were premature. Rates of hospitalizations within the first 5 years were higher for those of lower gestational ages, with the most pronounced effect seen in children born at ...
A UK study finds the RSV vaccine in pregnancy can reduce infant hospitalisation risk by up to 85%, especially when given in ...
By Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO, April 9 (Reuters) - A jury in Chicago on Thursday said Abbott Laboratories must pay $53 million ...
Giving the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to pregnant women provides 81.3% protection to newborn infants, ...
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 ...
Despite hopes that early nutrition could enhance brain growth in preterm infants, a new study finds no significant impact—challenging assumptions about feeding strategies in neonatal care. Study: ...
A chemical used in toys and consumer products is linked to thousands of infant deaths and millions of preterm births ...
The baby girl was born 16 weeks early — and spent nearly two months on a ventilator Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...