How Premature Babies' Gut Bacteria Develop in the Hospital
When very premature babies stay in the hospital after birth, their gut bacteria—the tiny living organisms in their stomachs—change in important ways. …
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New Treatment Helps Babies With Dangerous Low Calcium Levels
Babies are sometimes born with dangerously low calcium levels in their blood, which can cause serious problems like seizures. Doctors usually treat this with …
Read MoreTeaching Parents of Premature Babies Better Care Habits
Researchers tested a new online course called the Pebbles of Hope Thrive Guide designed to help parents of premature babies learn better feeding and care …
Read MoreWhen a Baby's Thyroid Goes Into Overdrive: A Rare Case
Doctors discovered something unusual in a 3-week-old baby boy: he had too much calcium in his blood, which turned out to be caused by an overactive thyroid …
Read MoreCan Probiotics Help Newborns With High Bilirubin Recover Faster?
Researchers looked at 17 studies involving over 2,000 newborns to see if adding probiotics or synbiotics (a mix of probiotics and special food for them) to …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Protect Newborn Brains from Injury?
When newborns don't get enough oxygen during birth, their brain cells can die in a process called ferroptosis—where iron builds up inside cells and damages …
Read MoreFish Oil May Protect Baby Brains from Anesthesia Damage
When babies need surgery, they receive anesthesia to keep them asleep and pain-free. However, research shows that a common anesthetic called sevoflurane might …
Read MoreBest Ways to Give Vitamin D to Premature Babies
Premature babies often need extra vitamin D to help their bones grow strong and stay healthy. Doctors can give vitamin D in different ways—through mouth drops, …
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