Parent Health and Functioning 13 Months After NICU/PICU Death
After the death of an infant or child in the NICU or PICU, immediate attention is paid to grieving parents. Soon after leaving the hospital, however, support diminishes and eventually disappears....
View ArticleInfant Pain Linked to Dampened Pain and Stress Later in Life
Babies born prematurely often face up to months in the NICU. There, they undergo painful inflammatory procedures every day. Even though it’s been established the pain and stress circuitry in the brain...
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‘Kangaroo Care’ Boosts Mother-Child Bond and Enhances Preemie Health
The human touch is important. One person touching another, skin to skin, may be most important when establishing a bond between a mother and her newborn child. This form of intimacy is affectionately...
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Language Skills Improve When Parents Talk to Preemies
Parents of NICU preemies: those fragile and precious little darlings want to hear from you. They need to hear from you. A new study indicates the more words per hour a preemie hears in a neonatal...
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Music, Mom’s Voice Help Preemies Eat Better
Babies born too early face a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) until they’re healthy enough to go home. Anxious parents often feel helpless, as if all they can do is watch and wait. A...
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NICU Volunteer “Cuddlers” Embrace Labor of Love
Going from the warm, cozy comforts of the womb into the loud, bright world at birth is surely a jolt to the senses. The jolt is probably most alarming to the baby born prematurely, before physical and...
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Benefits of Immediate NICU High-Frequency Breathing Support Last into...
One of the toughest hurdles that premature babies must overcome is breathing. The respiratory system is one of the last to be developed during gestation so preemies almost always require breathing...
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Miracle Twins Born 24 Days Apart Expected To Go Home Soon
Birthday parties for the Antunes twins are going to be loads of fun! These Boston boys were born 24 days apart. Will that mean two birthday parties each year or one long festive celebration that lasts...
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Milk Banks and Donor Moms Save Lives
I recently got to tour the Mother’s Milk Bank Northeast. What an inspiring field trip for someone who is fascinated by all things lactation! I watched donor milk being pasteurized, toured the freezers,...
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NICU Preemies Less Stressed in Bodysuits versus Sleep Sacks
A new study from France highlights the impact of routine practices in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The study, inspired by a study of newborn horses, compares one style of NICU clothing to...
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Preemies Fare Better When Parents Get NICU-to-Home Transition Training
By Sandy Hemphill, Contributing Writer, BabyMed When babies are born early, they face a monumental list of health challenges that prevents them from going home when their mothers leave the hospital....
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Preemie Brains Thrive on Breast Milk
By Sandy Hemphill, Contributing Writer, BabyMed On May 3, 2016, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, presented the findings of a study on prematurity,...
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Opioid-Dependent Newborns Fare Better Rooming-In with Mom than in NICU
By Sandy Hemphill, Contributing Writer, BabyMed In 2010 and 2011, three hospitals in Florida treated 242 infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a cluster of symptoms that occur when babies...
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UV Light Kills MRSA Bacteria Antibiotics Can’t; NICU/PICU Patients Could...
By Sandy Hemphill, Contributing Writer, BabyMed Superbugs, including the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium, can be difficult, if not impossible, to treat. New and more...
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US Infant Mortality Rate Related to Factors Beyond Pregnancy
Large Image: A 2014 report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compares the infant mortality rate in the US with other nations around the world. This report is in response to...
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NICU Volunteer “Cuddlers” Embrace Labor of Love
Going from the warm, cozy comforts of the womb into the loud, bright world at birth is surely a jolt to the senses. The jolt is probably most alarming to the baby born prematurely, before physical and...
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Benefits of Immediate NICU High-Frequency Breathing Support Last into...
One of the toughest hurdles that premature babies must overcome is breathing. The respiratory system is one of the last to be developed during gestation so preemies almost always require breathing...
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Miracle Twins Born 24 Days Apart Expected To Go Home Soon
Birthday parties for the Antunes twins are going to be loads of fun! These Boston boys were born 24 days apart. Will that mean two birthday parties each year or one long festive celebration that lasts...
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Milk Banks and Donor Moms Save Lives
I recently got to tour the Mother’s Milk Bank Northeast. What an inspiring field trip for someone who is fascinated by all things lactation! I watched donor milk being pasteurized, toured the freezers,...
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NICU Preemies Less Stressed in Bodysuits versus Sleep Sacks
A new study from France highlights the impact of routine practices in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The study, inspired by a study of newborn horses, compares one style of NICU clothing to...
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