Low-birth-weight (LBW) premature infants are born without the adaptive mechanisms needed for survival outside of the womb. These fragile infants require thermoprotective interventions that begin ...

In addition to demonstrating a higher incidence of basic sensory deficits such as hearing loss and blindness, preterm low birth weight infants also exhibit significantly more difficulties with ...

An independent study published in Advances in Neonatal Care found fewer cases of the potentially fatal intestinal disease ...

Maternal vitamin D status in early pregnancy is crucial for fetal growth and may reduce the risk of preterm birth, according ...

Cow’s milk-based baby formula and milk fortifier products (like Enfamil™ and Similac ®) can greatly increase the risk of premature and low-birth-weight babies developing a potentially fatal intestinal ...

THE Reproductive Health Rights Network has congratulated the government for successfully extending maternity leave ...

Background Based on existing studies, there is no conclusive evidence as to whether and why paternal age matters for birth outcomes. Methods We used Finnish population registers on 106 652 children ...

Previous studies have associated maternal vitamin D status with birth weight and skeletal ... Approximately 6% of the infants were born SGA, and 8% were born preterm. The current study assessed ...

we suggest focusing efforts on preventing early neonatal deaths in low birth weight infants above 1100 g in the hospitals in Lilongwe. The coverage of antenatal steroids for mothers at risk of preterm ...

Such premature babies face higher health risks ... such as surgeries for extremely low birth weight infants. Approximately 28,000 babies were born prematurely in 2023, accounting for over 10 ...

Underlying neurodevelopmental problems associated with VP/VLBW birth appear to be a common pathway to a range of social relationship problems in this group. Clinicians should be aware that ...

An adverse outcome was defined as an infant of low birth weight (<2500 g), preterm birth (birth before 37 completed weeks’ gestation), or an infant small for gestational age (SGA). Australian birth ...