What Doctors Don't Tell YouEach year, thousands of premature babies in intensive care nurseries lose their sight to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), an eye disease which damages and detaches retina. ...
Women believe that they can ensure the well being of their babies by having ultrasound scans and that the earlier any problems are detected, the better. But, increasing evidence now shows that ear ...
Women who experience threatened premature labour are often given maintenance doses of tocolytic drugs (muscle relaxants) in order to prevent a recurrence. But a recent review suggests this may be ...
Premature babies are at great risk of suffering brain injury, so they are routinely given transfusions as a preventative. But new research has discovered that the procedure is worthless. ...
SLINGS AND ARROWS: Mother was right after all (or: Mother 1, Doctor 0
Sumatriptan, a drug frequently prescribed for migraines, may pose a significant threat to babies when taken during pregnancy. ...
Deaths of newborns in the US has been 10 per cent higher than Norway and other Scandinavian countries for 1986 and 1987, the most recent data available. The cause, believe researchers, is the high ...
Babies born prematurely are at greater risk of heart disease in later life. But, feeding them breastmilk rather than formula can substantially cut this risk. ...
Close and constant contact with mother is better for a premature or underweight baby than an incubator, a major study in Ecuador has discovered. ...
