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What Are Lower Respiratory Tract Infections? Here's How To Lower Risk
One of the significant reasons for respiratory infections is poor lifestyle choices. Here's how to avoid it.
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Skin-To-Skin Contact Key For Premature Baby Survival: WHO Changes Policy
Skin-to-skin contact is key to improving survival of premature and small babies, the WHO said on Tuesday in a major overhaul of policy that previously called for the use of incubators.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: Know How Cigarette Smoking Can Affect Fertility
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Women who smoke in pregnancy are more likely than non-smokers to have a miscarriage. Their babies have increased risk of low birth weight, being born prematurely and having birth defects.
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World Breastfeeding Week 2019: 8 Benefits Mother's Milk For The Newborn
Breastfeeding week: "Breastmilk is highly recommended for your newborn. It provides complete nutrition to the baby, and can be even beneficial for premature babies" - Dr. Vishnuvardhan Reddy.
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Nearly 30 Million Sick, Premature Newborns Require Treatment Every Year
In 2017, some 2.5 million newborns died, mostly from preventable causes. Almost two-thirds of babies who died were born prematurely. And even if they survive, these babies face chronic diseases or developmental delays, the report said.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Can Affect You And Your Baby: Here's How
It has been long understood that babies born to mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy are at increased risk of premature birth and low birth weight.
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Blog: I Couldn't Give My Premature Son More Time In Utero, But I Could Nurture Him
Against all odds, a mother is desperately trying to find a connection with her premature baby. Survival is all that matters.
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Babies' Early Term Birth Linked To Poor Respiratory Fitness
"Healthcare providers and mothers should be informed of the lifelong health risks that early-term deliveries may have on their offspring."
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Early C-Section Babies Are More Vulnerable To Respiratory Illness
A new study reveals that premature babies are at a 57% higher risk of struggling with their heart and lungs later in life as compared to those kids who are born on or around their due date.
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Sleep Disorders In Pregnant Women Could Lead To Preterm Birth
A new American study which was published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has shown that pregnant women who suffer from sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia are a risk factor for preterm births. They may be at nearly double the risk of delivering their babies before 34 weeks.
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Premature Babies At Higher Risk Of Heart Failure: Study
London: Babies born prematurely run a higher risk of heart failure during childhood and adolescence than those born at full term, says a study. “We found that the risk of heart failure was higher for individuals born preterm, and inversely correlated with duration of pregnancy, in that the earlier you’re born, the greater the risk,” said stud...
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Breast-Feeding Protects Mothers From Cancer, Heart Attacks
Breast-feeding not only protects babies from premature deaths and serious diseases but also mothers from breast cancer and heart attacks, among others, suggests a study.
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Premature Birth May Up Osteoporosis Risk In Adulthood
Babies born prematurely are at an increased risk of having brittle bones in adulthood, says a new study adding that low birth weight may also raise the risk of osteoporosis.
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Short Moms At Higher Risk Of Having Premature Baby: Study
Short mothers are twice as likely to give birth to a premature baby than tall moms, a new study has claimed.
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Premature Babies At Higher Risk Of Developing Autism
Premature babies are more likely to show lack of interest in social skills than infants born full-term, reveals a study adding that such babies are at higher risk of developing autism.
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What Are Lower Respiratory Tract Infections? Here's How To Lower Risk
One of the significant reasons for respiratory infections is poor lifestyle choices. Here's how to avoid it.
-
Skin-To-Skin Contact Key For Premature Baby Survival: WHO Changes Policy
Skin-to-skin contact is key to improving survival of premature and small babies, the WHO said on Tuesday in a major overhaul of policy that previously called for the use of incubators.
-
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Know How Cigarette Smoking Can Affect Fertility
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Women who smoke in pregnancy are more likely than non-smokers to have a miscarriage. Their babies have increased risk of low birth weight, being born prematurely and having birth defects.
-
World Breastfeeding Week 2019: 8 Benefits Mother's Milk For The Newborn
Breastfeeding week: "Breastmilk is highly recommended for your newborn. It provides complete nutrition to the baby, and can be even beneficial for premature babies" - Dr. Vishnuvardhan Reddy.
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Nearly 30 Million Sick, Premature Newborns Require Treatment Every Year
In 2017, some 2.5 million newborns died, mostly from preventable causes. Almost two-thirds of babies who died were born prematurely. And even if they survive, these babies face chronic diseases or developmental delays, the report said.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Can Affect You And Your Baby: Here's How
It has been long understood that babies born to mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy are at increased risk of premature birth and low birth weight.
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Blog: I Couldn't Give My Premature Son More Time In Utero, But I Could Nurture Him
Against all odds, a mother is desperately trying to find a connection with her premature baby. Survival is all that matters.
-
Babies' Early Term Birth Linked To Poor Respiratory Fitness
"Healthcare providers and mothers should be informed of the lifelong health risks that early-term deliveries may have on their offspring."
-
Early C-Section Babies Are More Vulnerable To Respiratory Illness
A new study reveals that premature babies are at a 57% higher risk of struggling with their heart and lungs later in life as compared to those kids who are born on or around their due date.
-
Sleep Disorders In Pregnant Women Could Lead To Preterm Birth
A new American study which was published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has shown that pregnant women who suffer from sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia are a risk factor for preterm births. They may be at nearly double the risk of delivering their babies before 34 weeks.
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Premature Babies At Higher Risk Of Heart Failure: Study
London: Babies born prematurely run a higher risk of heart failure during childhood and adolescence than those born at full term, says a study. “We found that the risk of heart failure was higher for individuals born preterm, and inversely correlated with duration of pregnancy, in that the earlier you’re born, the greater the risk,” said stud...
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Breast-Feeding Protects Mothers From Cancer, Heart Attacks
Breast-feeding not only protects babies from premature deaths and serious diseases but also mothers from breast cancer and heart attacks, among others, suggests a study.
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Premature Birth May Up Osteoporosis Risk In Adulthood
Babies born prematurely are at an increased risk of having brittle bones in adulthood, says a new study adding that low birth weight may also raise the risk of osteoporosis.
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Short Moms At Higher Risk Of Having Premature Baby: Study
Short mothers are twice as likely to give birth to a premature baby than tall moms, a new study has claimed.
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Premature Babies At Higher Risk Of Developing Autism
Premature babies are more likely to show lack of interest in social skills than infants born full-term, reveals a study adding that such babies are at higher risk of developing autism.
