Birth News - Life Science News RSS Feeds from Brightsurf Science NewsLife Science :: BirthBirth News Stories, Current Birth News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Birth Birth News Stories Current Birth News Events, Discoveries and Articles Parents of twins report more mental health symptoms than parents of singletons Mothers and fathers of twins conceived either spontaneously or with assisted reproductive technology (ART) suffer more mental health symptoms after delivery and one year later than do parents of singleton babies. (2008-07-08) Birth attendant and maternal hand-washing associated with reduced newborn death rate Washing hands with soap and water before delivering a newborn infant is associated with a lower rate of neonatal deaths in developing countries, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. (2008-07-08) Children born from frozen embryos weigh more and do better than those born after fresh transfer Children born after a frozen, thawed embryo has been replaced in the womb have higher birth weight than those born where fresh embryos were used. (2008-07-08) IVF does not increase risk of developmental disorders in children Couples who need IVF in order to become pregnant can be reassured that this will not lead to developmental problems in early infancy. (2008-07-08) Embryo biopsy does not affect early growth and risk of congenital malformations in PGD/PGS babies A study of 70 singleton babies born after preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening has shown that the procedure does not adversely affect their early growth and risk of congenital malformations. (2008-07-08) Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics. (2008-07-07) Heavy birthweight babies twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis Heavy birthweight female babies are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis in adulthood as their average birthweight peers, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. (2008-06-30) Limit sucrose as painkiller for newborns Using sucrose to reduce pain in newborns undergoing painful procedures should be limited to babies having blood taken (venipuncture) for the newborn screening test but not for intramuscular injections, write Dr. Anna Taddio and co-authors. (2008-06-30) Heavy birthweight increases risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis People who have a birthweight over 10 pounds are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis when they are adults compared to individuals born with an average birthweight. (2008-06-30) Treatment for cigarette, alcohol and drug use in pregnancy improves outcomes for mom and baby Pregnant women who receive treatment for substance abuse early in their pregnancy can achieve the same health outcomes as pregnant women with no substance abuse, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the Journal of Perinatology. (2008-06-26) |
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