Swedish researchers emphasize the need for improved pain assessment in preemies. Study: Pain in very preterm infants—prevalence, causes, assessment, and treatment. A nationwide cohort study. Image ...

Neonatal hypothermia presents a critical challenge in the care of preterm infants, whose underdeveloped thermoregulatory systems render them particularly vulnerable to environmental temperature ...

A large proportion of babies born very early need intensive care, which can be painful. But the healthcare system fails to provide pain relief to the full extent. This is shown by the largest survey ...

Preterm birth―defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy—is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the ...

Most children born very preterm (< 32 weeks of gestation) required hospitalisation after neonatal discharge and before 2 years of age. Longer hospital stay was associated with lower gestational age ...

PREMATURE birth is a significant public health challenge, not only in Tanzania but also across the globe. It poses major ...

A randomized controlled trial of 5,018 women has found that a simple blood test, when paired with targeted interventions, can significantly reduce the risk of preterm birth and improve outcomes for ...

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a component of neural tissue. Because its accretion into the brain is greatest during the final trimester of pregnancy, infants born before 29 weeks’ gestation do not ...

In the last decade, 152 million infants worldwide were born preterm — and while preterm birth rates are not changing, death rates from preterm birth complications are on the rise, according to a May 9 ...

Coupling biomarker-guided screening with a targeted treatment bundle reduced newborn mortality, hospital stays, and other complications over standard care, according to a recent study.