More Newborn Care News

• Circumcision Rates Too Low

  December 23 (HealthDay News) -- Thousands of male infants aren't being circumcised each year, because ...

• Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies

  December. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery who are given ...

• Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance

  December 17 (HealthDay News) -- Newborns, especially those lacking insurance, make up the bulk of ...

• Late Preterm Birth Poses Developmental Risks

• Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants

  December 5 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to control the progression of cystic ...

• Preemies' Low Blood Pressure Linked to SIDS

  December 1 (HealthDay News) -- Premature infants often have lower-than-normal blood pressure that persists during ...

• Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies

  November 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finalizes research that changed guidelines around the ...

• Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain

  November 17 (HealthDay News) -- Glucocorticoid drugs used to treat chronic lung damage in premature ...

• U.S. Gets a 'D' for Preterm Birth Rates

  November 12 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to premature birth rates, the United States ...

• Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- Giving infants a routine pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine two weeks ...

• Two Preemie Treatments May Not Help

  October 29 (HealthDay News) -- Two therapies that looked as if they might help prevent ...

• Breast-Fed Baby May Mean Better-Behaved Child

  October 29 (HealthDay News) -- Add yet another potential benefit to breast-feeding: Fewer behavioral problems ...

• Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital

  October 26 (HealthDay News) -- New mothers and their immediate family should receive flu shots ...

• Breast Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby

  October 24 (HealthDay News) -- A molecule called CCR10 plays an important role in a ...

• Interventions to Promote Breast-Feeding Succeed

  October 21 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors, nurses, hospitals and health systems should encourage and promote ...

• Low Birth Weight Tied to Rise in Infant Hemangiomas

  October 20 (HealthDay News) -- A rise in the number of low birth weight infants ...

• Infants Can Tell Happy Music from Sad

  October 16 (HealthDay News) -- Babies as young as five months old can distinguish between ...

• U.S. Ranks 29th in Infant Mortality

  October 15 (HealthDay News) -- With nearly seven infant deaths per 1,000 live births in ...

• Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72%

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- Just keeping the air moving around a bedroom seems to ...