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New study finds anti-nausea drug safe for pregnancy
Feb 27, 2013 22:43 EST
Morning sickness is an all-too-common side effect of pregnancy, and a new study said a medication used to treat the most serious cases is safe for fetuses.
Brazil, Gates Foundation sign deal on preterm births
Feb 26, 2013 15:40 EST
Brazil and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Tuesday a deal to earmark $8 million for projects to reduce premature births nationwide.
Air pollution linked to low birth weight: study
Feb 06, 2013 00:26 EST
For pregnant women, breathing in air pollution from vehicles, heating and coal power plants increases the risk of having a low birth weight baby, an international study said.
750,000 preterm babies die unnecessarily each year: UN
Nov 16, 2012 13:50 EST
The lives of at least 750,000 premature babies could be saved every year by taking simple and inexpensive steps to limit preterm birth, the world's largest killer of newborns, UN health experts said Friday.
Premature births fall to 10-year low in US
Nov 13, 2012 13:31 EST
The rate of premature births in the United States fell by 11.7 percent in 2011 to the lowest level in a decade, a study published Tuesday said.
Argentine morgue baby leaves hospital
Sep 06, 2012 20:16 EDT
Argentina's "miracle baby," born premature and declared dead in April and then found alive 12 hours later at the morgue, has been cleared to go home, the hospital said.
Woman gives birth on trolleybus in Bratislava
Apr 25, 2012 13:16 EDT
A woman gave birth to a baby girl on a trolleybus in Bratislava, the Slovakian capital's transport authority said Wednesday.
Declared dead, baby found alive in Argentine morgue
Apr 11, 2012 10:53 EDT
A premature baby who had been declared dead was found alive 12 hours later in the morgue, a health official in northeastern Argentina said.
Cheap, safe device helps avoid premature birth
Apr 02, 2012 19:04 EDT
A simple low-cost silicon ring can slash the risk of premature birth, a major cause of death in newborns and health problems in adult life, according to a trial reported on Tuesday by The Lancet.
Sugar water or breast milk for preemies' pain?
Mar 05, 2012 13:14 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to soothing preterm newborns' pain during medical pokes and prods, sugar water seems at least as good as breast milk, according to two studies published Monday.
Syphilis tests could save a million babies: experts
Mar 01, 2012 13:18 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - The lives of almost a million newborn babies could be saved every year if simple, cheap and rapid tests for syphilis were offered to pregnant women in poorer countries, global health experts said on Thursday.
Syphilis tests could save a million babies: experts
Feb 29, 2012 19:02 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - The lives of almost a million newborn babies could be saved every year if simple, cheap and rapid tests for syphilis were offered to pregnant women in poorer countries, global health experts said on Thursday.
FDA rejects Watson/Columbia premature birth drug
Feb 27, 2012 11:46 EST
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have rejected a vaginal gel from Watson Pharmaceuticals and Columbia Laboratories aimed at reducing the risk of premature birth, the companies said on Monday.
Baby 'unharmed if pregnant mum has chemotherapy'
Feb 10, 2012 07:52 EST
Women who are given chemotherapy during pregnancy do not run a risk of harming their baby, doctors reported in The Lancet Oncology on Friday.
Third baby dies after Belfast hospital outbreak
Jan 20, 2012 06:39 EST
A third baby has died after an outbreak of a deadly infection in a Belfast hospital, it was confirmed on Friday.
Columbia/Watson gel did not work in U.S.: FDA review
Jan 18, 2012 12:01 EST
(Reuters) - Columbia Laboratories' and Watson Pharmaceuticals' gel for reducing the risk of premature birth did not work for U.S. women, U.S. health reviewers said on Tuesday, sending shares of the companies tumbling.
Columbia/Watson gel did not work in U.S.: FDA review
Jan 17, 2012 14:03 EST
(Reuters) - Columbia Laboratories' gel for reducing the risk of premature birth did not work for U.S. women, U.S. health reviewers said on Tuesday, sending company shares tumbling more than 50 percent.
Very preterm boys less likely to survive than girls
Dec 22, 2011 14:20 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies born extremely early have much better survival odds now than in years past -- but boys seem to be lagging behind girls, a new study finds.
Early help may improve preemies' behavior later
Dec 21, 2011 21:25 EST
(Reuters) - Giving parents of newborn premature babies some help in better understanding and interacting with their infants may make a difference in their children's behavior by the time they are ready for school, according to a Norwegian study.
Early help may improve preemies' behavior later
Dec 21, 2011 12:12 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving parents of newborn preemies some help right from the start may make a difference in their children's behavior by school age, a new study suggests.
