Could reducing painful procedures help premature infants’ brains?
Premature infants born earlier than 28 weeks gestation who experience fewer needle pokes while receiving life-saving care in the neonatal
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Skin-to-skin ‘kangaroo care’ shows important benefits for premature babies
A world-first study led by Monash University has demonstrated significant benefits to a premature baby’s heart and brain function when
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Weight change between pregnancies is linked to having premature and large at birth babies
Research from the University of Southampton has identified that women who are not overweight and lose significant weight (more than
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Bride carries her premature baby down the aisle at hospital wedding
Report: August 18 the most popular wedding day of the year Is spending expected of wedding guests getting out of
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British couple stranded in Singapore with their premature baby
British couple stranded in Singapore with their poorly son born 15 weeks premature are desperately fundraising £140,000 to cover their
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Cell biology: The role of the alkaline phosphatase (Alpl) gene in preventing premature bone ageing
Mutations of the alkaline phosphatase (ALPL) gene in the liver, bone and kidney can cause hypophosphatasia (HPP) and early-onset bone
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British hens’ eggs slash risk of premature births and depression
British hens’ eggs slash risk of premature births and depression Hard to beat! Why eggs are the best all-round food
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Hope for preemies: Estrogen treatment could prevent development issues
Hope for premature babies: Estrogen treatment straight after birth could prevent development issues Premature birth raises the risks that a
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