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Pregnancy & Baby Index: Baby - Premature
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A homecoming checklist: Parenting premature babies
When it is time to bring your preemie home you will be filled with excitement but you also may be a tad bit anxious, not knowing what to expect from your little baby. Writer Amy E. Tracy, mother of two preemies and autho
Affluent countries should embrace 'kangaroo' care
A simple technique used to care for premature babies in poor countries is a safe and effective alternative to incubator care and should be encouraged in wealthy countries too, say researchers in this week's BMJ.
Baby born at 23 weeks
In 1999, Katelin Elizabeth Moran, who at 1 pound, 2.4 ounces, was the tiniest infant ever to be born and survive at St Peter's Hospital, in Albany, NY.
Black baby girls more likely to live when born very premature
Black baby girls born weighing 2.2 pounds or less are more than twice as likely to survive as white baby boys born at the same weight, when many preemies are still too tiny to make it on their own, University of Florida
Blankets for babies -- 1,000 of them!
When others sit still, Joan Graves crochets. Graves, 71, watches television and sits passenger on long car rides with her crochet hook in hand. The retired nurse promised to crochet at least 1,000 blankets for the babies
Bonding in bulk: Parenting more than one preemie
Early births are not uncommon among women expecting multiple babies. At least half of twins and 90 percent of triplets are born prematurely (before 37 weeks gestation). Writer Amy E Tracy, co-author of
Born too soon
If your baby is born prematurely, you will undoubtedly be concerned for his or her health. But Amy E Tracy, mother of two preemies and author of Your
Caffeine use to regulate breathing of very preterm babies has long term benefits
Very premature babies who were given caffeine to regulate their breathing have a significantly lower incidence of disabilities at the age of two years, according to an international study led by researchers at McMaster U
Children born prematurely at risk for poorer vision
Children who were born prematurely are more likely to have visual problems at 10 years of age than children who were born at full term, according to a study in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA
Color doppler sonography speeds detection of serious illness in premature infants
Measuring blood flow to a newborn's intestines using a special form of ultrasound can help radiologists identify a life-threatening complication in a serious bowel disease, according to a study in the May issue of the jo
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