The rising mortality due to slow fetal growth and malnutrition is concerning,” a study author said in an email to The ...

Early-onset type 2 diabetes is rising in women of childbearing age, increasing the risk for fetal and maternal complications ...

Hypothermia (<36.5 °C/97.7°F axillary) is a major factor in morbidity and mortality of low-birth-weight (LBW) premature infants. [5, 7–9] Laptook et al [7] reported for every 1°C (1.7°F ...

The amniotic fluid covering the newborn after birth rapidly cools and evaporates off the skin which leads to evaporative heat loss and temperature decreases of 0.2°C–1.0°C (0.5–1.7°F) every ...

Objective To determine whether neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) can decrease the mortality of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and improve their clinical outcomes. Design ...

Objectives To determine the regional ventilation characteristics during non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in stable preterm infants. The secondary aim was to explore the relationship between indicators ...

As for birth order and other personality traits, Rohrer says reflecting on one's experience can still be meaningful, even if there is no universal pattern: "It does provide a label where you can ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - It may be a long road ahead for a baby born extremely premature. Baby Chance was delivered by C-section to an Atlanta, Ga., mother who had been on life support for the last four ...