Singing or playing womb-like sounds in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may help slow the heart rate and improve sleep and eating patterns of premature babies, a new study suggests. Researchers ...
The babies at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City got a sweet surprise. — -- Roses are red, violets are blue, these preemies are special, and this hospital wanted to make sure they knew. Cupid ...
Although extremely preterm birth is no longer the death sentence it once was, many of the tiniest preemies still struggle in school and have a harder time as adults, two new studies suggest. One study ...
EAST NORRITON, Pa. (WPVI) -- With advances in medicine, the odds are much better that a baby born early will survive. But that doesn't make it easier for parents who worry every day. A new, colorful ...
Santa and Mrs. Claus bring holiday magic to babies spending their first Christmas in the NICU at Advocate Children's Hospital ...
It happens every day to the most vulnerable infants in hospital intensive care units: fragile babies born way too soon are poked, prodded and jabbed as part of medical care meant to help them survive ...
Uncle Sam would be proud of these preemies. — -- Uncle Sam would be proud of these preemies at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The babies are shining bright like fireworks in their ...
It might be best to do nothing at all to treat a common heart defect among premature newborns. Twice as many preemies treated ...
(Reuters Health) - When placed in car seats, babies who are only a week or two premature can have breathing problems similar to those faced by infants born much earlier, a new study suggests. The ...
Human breastmilk has long been considered "liquid gold" among clinicians treating premature infants in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Breastmilk-fed "preemies" are healthier, on average, than ...
Extra attention may even make preemies more resilient. In another study, Hack tracked a group of preemies until they were 20 and found they were less likely than full-term babies to take up risky ...