Premature infants are at risk for intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), theorized to be a result from fluctuations in cerebral blood flow. Monitoring cerebral ...

These Babies Just Set a Guinness World Record as the Most Premature Surviving Quadruplets. See Them Now: EXCLUSIVE There was only a 10% chance that all four would survive.

A study of almost 1000 pregnant women in Zimbabwe found that a daily dose of a commonly used, safe and inexpensive antibiotic may have led to fewer babies being born early.

This paper is concerned with predicting the occurrence of periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) using vital and blood gas data which are collected over a period of 12 h after the neonatal cardiac surgery ...

Philip Sunshine, 94, Dies; Pioneer in Treatment of Premature Babies A founder of neonatology, he helped revolutionize the care of preterm and critically ill newborns.

What is Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL)? Periventricular Leukomalacia is a type of brain injury affecting the white matter surrounding the brain. It occurs primarily in premature infants and can ...

Studies used different scales to measure how well midazolam calms infants in intensive care. Only one study used a validated scale. It is uncertain if midazolam calms babies, reduces pain, affects ...

Karolinska Institutet researchers report that children born before 34 weeks of gestation show persistent deficits in cognitive abilities at ages 9 to 10. Impairments appear independent of ...

Preterm birth has lasting effects into adulthood, with very premature individuals struggling to form romantic relationships and having fewer children, according to the Bavarian Longitudinal Study.

Princess Beatrice reflected on her daughter Athena's premature arrival in a first-person account published by 'British Vogue' on Sunday, March 23.

Researchers used machine learning models to predict preterm birth risk, identifying linear SVMs as the most accurate, with key predictors including inflammation and blood composition markers.

What’s Behind Preterm Birth? Scientists Just Found a Big Clue UCSF researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give birth. By ...