Child Health Research Findings: Newborns and Infants
Screening for Newborn Hearing: Task Force Recommendations (2001)
Vitamin D Supplementation To Prevent Rickets in Breast-Fed Babies: Fact Sheet
Research Activities, May 2004:
Jaundice and feeding problems are not associated with short hospital stays, as long as newborns are evaluated at 3 or 4 days of life
Studies examine hospital mortality rates and long-term outcomes of very low birthweight babies
Researchers examine the diagnosis, testing, and treatment of bronchiolitis in infants
Wage inequality is associated with infant mortality rates in wealthy industrialized countries
Research Activities, March 2004:
Relying on clinical guidelines to treat young infants with fevers may not improve outcomes
Research Activities, January 2004:
Premature birth increases infants' risk of hospitalization and complications from respiratory syncytial virus
Research Activities, December 2003:
Low-risk
deliveries in a collaborative care birth center have outcomes similar to
hospital deliveries by obstetricians
Home
visits by a nurse-health advocate team can improve the outcomes of low-income,
minority mothers and their infants
Research Activities, October 2003:
A
higher rate of cesarean delivery does not necessarily correspond with better
perinatal outcomes
Use
of tocolytic therapy to stop uterine contractions can prolong pregnancy and
prevent preterm birth
Research
shows that a doctor's advice to breastfeed, early return to work, and other
factors influence continued breastfeeding
Researchers focus on early discharge of newborns, low birthweight consequences, and parental misconceptions about colds
Research Activities, August 2003:
Lengthening postpartum hospital stays to meet minimum Federal standards is cost effective
Studies examine black-white differences in low birthweight, uterine surgery outcomes, and organ donations
Research Activities, May 2003:
With outpatient breastfeeding support and a home visitor program, early postpartum discharge doesn't reduce breastfeeding
Research Activities, March 2003:
Increasing nutritional intake, especially protein, among extremely premature infants in the NICU could improve their growth rate
Research Activities, February 2003:
Prolonged bottle feeding of young children may lead to childhood obesity and iron deficiency anemia
Research Activities, January 2003:
Study in large HMO found that infants discharged 1 day after birth fared as well as those with longer hospital stays
Research Activities, December 2002:
Prenatal use of erythromycin does not appear to increase the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Research Activities, June 2002:
Lower birthweight may be associated with patient responses to certain antihypertensive medications
Iron deficiency in utero is associated with diminished performance in certain mental and psychomotor tests
Research Activities, May 2002:
Mechanical ventilation of low birthweight newborns substantially increases the risk of disabling cerebral palsy
Adolescents who were born prematurely at a very low birthweight have self-esteem similar to other adolescents
Research Activities, April 2002:
Mode of delivery may be related to bleeding problems among very low birthweight newborns
Research Activities, February 2002:
Consistent use of intensive care for extremely premature babies increases survival, but costs are high
Research Activities, January 2002:
NICUs very in their use of vasopressors to stabilize blood pressure in very low birthweight infants
Research Activities, December 2001:
Availability of a pneumococcal vaccine may change the way physicians manage young children who have high fevers
More conservative approach recommended for inpatient treatment of infants with viral lower respiratory infection
Research Activities, November 2001:
Evidence is inconclusive on the long-term benefits of newborn hearing screening
Research Activities, October 2001:
Maternal fever during labor is a strong predictor of infection-related neonatal and infant death
Researchers examine parental attitudes and outcomes of adolescents who weighed 2.2 pounds or less at birth
Research Activities, July 2001:
Sepsis evaluation in hospitalized infants with lower respiratory tract infections varies greatly
Newborns weighing 2.2 pounds or less have long-term behavior problems related mostly to social and attention deficits
Research Activities, April 2001:
By the time extremely low birthweight babies reach adolescence, their parents have adjusted fairly well to work and family life
Research Activities, December 2000:
Mothers of low-birthweight babies perceive poorer infant health and greater caregiver burden than mothers of normal weight babies
Research Activities, November 2000:
Comprehensive followup care reduces life-threatening illnesses and improves outcomes among high-risk infants
Research Activities, October 2000:
Followup of low birthweight babies to adolescence reveals many have learning and behavioral problems
Research Activities, September 2000:
Clinicians should give high priority to parents' wishes in decisions about neonatal ICU care for very low birthweight infants
Research Activities, August 2000:
Study of ER care for febrile infants finds that system changes may be the best way to reduce medical errors
Physicians may underestimate preterm infants' chances for survival and freedom from handicap
Adolescents who weighed 2 pounds or less at birth are smaller overall than those who had a normal birthweight
Researchers examine outcomes of newborns who leave the hospital 1 to 2 days after birth
Research Activities, July 2000:
Apgar scores found to be useful in assessing premature newborns
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