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Infant Loses 5 Fingers, Chennai Hospital Ordered To Pay Compensation
The Chennai North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed a hospital and a doctor, here, to provide compensation of Rs 23.65 lakh spent on treatment, besides Rs 10 lakh for pain and suffering caused.
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Music Therapy May Help Anxiety Of Mothers-To-Be
Recent research suggests that music therapy may lessen symptoms of prenatal anxiety for some women, which in turn may benefit the health of her child.
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7 Common Causes For Preterm Labour Every Woman Should Know
Labour is called premature when it starts at least 3 weeks before your due date. While doctors can do to postpone an early delivery, there are high chances that preterm labour can lead to an early birth.
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Early C-Section Babies Are More Vulnerable To Respiratory Illness
A new study reveals that premature babies are at a 57% higher risk of struggling with their heart and lungs later in life as compared to those kids who are born on or around their due date.
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Mother's Milk Gives Metabolic Boost To Preterm Babies, Says Study
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University in the US compared the breast milk of mothers with babies born prematurely - between 28 and 37 weeks gestation - and at term - after 38 weeks.
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Mothers Exposed To Pesticides May Have To Face Preterm Delivery
Women exposed to the highest quantities of agricultural pesticides while pregnant were at heightened risk of giving birth prematurely and delivering low-weight infants, a new study found.
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A Simple Test May Calculate the Risk of Preterm Delivery: Maintain Your Diet to Achieve Healthy Pregnancy
According to the World Health Organisation, every year close to 15 million babies are born preterm.
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Sleeping Disorders and Insomnia May Up Risk of Preterm Delivery: Your Diet Can Help in Sleeping Better
Make sure that the last meal of your day is light on stomach and easy to digest.
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Do You Know What Causes Preterm Labor? Things To Keep In Mind
Premature birth can put your child at risk of health complications. There can be many causes of preterm birth than you can avoid.
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Obese Couples May Face Difficulty Having a Child, Can Take 50% Longer Than Others
Mother's excessive weight has known to cause "pregnancy loss, preterm delivery and macrosmia (where baby's size is larger than the usual)."
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Exposure To 9/11 Disaster Tied To Low Birthweight, Preterm Delivery: Study
For years following the events of September 11, 2001 in lower Manhattan, the disaster and its aftermath may have affected women and their babies who were not even conceived yet, according to a new study.
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Early delivery and developmental delays
Late preterm infants face more mental or physical developmental delays and poorer neuro-developmental outcomes than their full-term peers and those delays may affect their school performance.
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Pre-term delivery and low IQ
Being born just a few weeks early might have a long-term impact on a child's intelligence quotient (IQ) and ability to pay attention.
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Vitamins don't affect preterm birth risk
Taking high doses of vitamins C and E during pregnancy do not change a woman's risk of preterm delivery.
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Smoking causes pregnancy complications
Smokers who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy have a higher risk of suffering complications like preterm delivery, low birth weight and stillbirth.
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Infant Loses 5 Fingers, Chennai Hospital Ordered To Pay Compensation
The Chennai North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed a hospital and a doctor, here, to provide compensation of Rs 23.65 lakh spent on treatment, besides Rs 10 lakh for pain and suffering caused.
-
Music Therapy May Help Anxiety Of Mothers-To-Be
Recent research suggests that music therapy may lessen symptoms of prenatal anxiety for some women, which in turn may benefit the health of her child.
-
7 Common Causes For Preterm Labour Every Woman Should Know
Labour is called premature when it starts at least 3 weeks before your due date. While doctors can do to postpone an early delivery, there are high chances that preterm labour can lead to an early birth.
-
Early C-Section Babies Are More Vulnerable To Respiratory Illness
A new study reveals that premature babies are at a 57% higher risk of struggling with their heart and lungs later in life as compared to those kids who are born on or around their due date.
-
Mother's Milk Gives Metabolic Boost To Preterm Babies, Says Study
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University in the US compared the breast milk of mothers with babies born prematurely - between 28 and 37 weeks gestation - and at term - after 38 weeks.
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Mothers Exposed To Pesticides May Have To Face Preterm Delivery
Women exposed to the highest quantities of agricultural pesticides while pregnant were at heightened risk of giving birth prematurely and delivering low-weight infants, a new study found.
-
A Simple Test May Calculate the Risk of Preterm Delivery: Maintain Your Diet to Achieve Healthy Pregnancy
According to the World Health Organisation, every year close to 15 million babies are born preterm.
-
Sleeping Disorders and Insomnia May Up Risk of Preterm Delivery: Your Diet Can Help in Sleeping Better
Make sure that the last meal of your day is light on stomach and easy to digest.
-
Do You Know What Causes Preterm Labor? Things To Keep In Mind
Premature birth can put your child at risk of health complications. There can be many causes of preterm birth than you can avoid.
-
Obese Couples May Face Difficulty Having a Child, Can Take 50% Longer Than Others
Mother's excessive weight has known to cause "pregnancy loss, preterm delivery and macrosmia (where baby's size is larger than the usual)."
-
Exposure To 9/11 Disaster Tied To Low Birthweight, Preterm Delivery: Study
For years following the events of September 11, 2001 in lower Manhattan, the disaster and its aftermath may have affected women and their babies who were not even conceived yet, according to a new study.
-
Early delivery and developmental delays
Late preterm infants face more mental or physical developmental delays and poorer neuro-developmental outcomes than their full-term peers and those delays may affect their school performance.
-
Pre-term delivery and low IQ
Being born just a few weeks early might have a long-term impact on a child's intelligence quotient (IQ) and ability to pay attention.
-
Vitamins don't affect preterm birth risk
Taking high doses of vitamins C and E during pregnancy do not change a woman's risk of preterm delivery.
-
Smoking causes pregnancy complications
Smokers who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy have a higher risk of suffering complications like preterm delivery, low birth weight and stillbirth.
