Newborn and Toddler Health

                   
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Scientists having success in predicting premature births

abc.net.au     9 hrs ago   2 related          

Around 70 per cent of deaths of newborn babies in Australia are related to them being premature. (Getty Images: file photo) In Australia 70 per cent of deaths of newborn babies are related to them being premature, but...                    

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1,107 babies died before first birthday, N.C. data for 2007 show

newsobserver.com     5 hrs ago          

1,107: The total number of N.C. babies who died before age 1 last year 1,033: The total number of N.C. babies who died in 2006 206: The number of babies who died from prematurity and low birth weight last year 224: The...                    

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Alcoholic carer cleared of negligence in baby death case

icnetwork.co.uk     18 hrs ago   5 related          

Sep 4 2008 WalesOnline An alcoholic, who downed a bottle of vodka before taking charge of a newborn baby who died hours later, was cleared of child cruelty today. Paul Thomas, 30, of Swansea, collapsed in tears as a jury...                    

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Simple tricks that could help save a life

cnn.com     20 hrs ago   1 related          

The hurricanes roaring around this week are reminders that disasters can strike anytime. Would you know what to do if you were impaled with a sharp object, or if someone next to you were bleeding profusely? Even if you...                    

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Living Near Highway Tied to Adverse Birth Outcomes

epochtimes.com     16 hrs ago          

NEW YORK—Living near a highway may raise a pregnant woman’s risk of premature delivery or having a low birth weight baby and, counterintuitively, affluent moms-to-be seem to be more vulnerable to highway pollution than...                    

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Teardrop forum helped ease pain for cot death mum

northern-times.co.uk     yesterday          

Published: 04 September, 2008 ALMOST two years ago Louisa Burnett's beautiful newborn baby died in her arms at the family home in Dornoch. Inghean died on 1st November 2006 and after her funeral two weeks later Louisa...                    

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Kathleen Parker: Palin baby fever

denverpost.com     yesterday   140 related          

ST. PAUL, Minn. — If conventions are supposed to be about message discipline and stagecraft, Republicans have been improv street theater to the Democrats' Broadway. Republicans euphoric about vice presidential pick Sarah...                    

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New York Shows Improvement In Infant Mortality Numbers

nysun.com     yesterday   1 related          

The city's infant mortality rate — a barometer of its overall health — dropped to a record low in 2007, health officials are reporting. The officials said there were 5.4 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births in 2007,...                    

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New Device Helps Premature Babies Suck Better, Faster -- and That's Good

newswise.com     yesterday          

Premature babies with respiratory distress syndrome have difficulty learning to eat after lengthy tube feedings. But new research shows preterms who used the NTrainer, a new therapeutic device, learned more rapidly to...                    

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McCain ad: Palin more qualified than Obama (Politico)

yahoo.com     yesterday   4,433 related          

Politico - Mounting a ferocious defense of his embattled running mate, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he is buying a TV ad arguing that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has more experience than the Democratic presidential nominee,...                    

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