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What should I do after my baby has a birth injury?
/0 Comments/in Birth Injury, Disability /by rstokesWhen a baby is first diagnosed with a birth injury, such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) or another form of neonatal brain damage, parents often feel overwhelmed and unsure how to proceed. It’s important to know that feeling this way is only natural. It takes time to adjust to the idea that your baby may have…
Cost-effectiveness of betamethasone therapy for women at risk of delivering a premature baby (between 34 and 36 weeks)
/0 Comments/in Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy /by rstokesPremature babies often have numerous health problems, and require extensive, costly treatments (1). Their underdeveloped organs and general fragility make them especially susceptible to birth injuries, infections, and other neonatal complications. In the United States, 70% of premature births occur between weeks 34 and 36 of pregnancy, or the “late preterm period” (2) These infants…
Journalists release shocking rates of childbirth complications in hospitals across the U.S.
/0 Comments/in Birth Injury, Pregnancy /by rstokesThe U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country in the world (1). There are myriad reasons for this devastating fact, one of which is that hospitals across the country can be terribly unprepared for maternal emergencies. In a recent USA Today story, journalists examined billing records from seven million births in…
Researchers identify pregnancy conditions that increase the risk of neonatal hypoxia
/0 Comments/in Birth Injury, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) /by rstokesHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a type of newborn brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation during or around the time of birth, has been linked to a variety of pregnancy conditions. Inna Skarga-Bandurova and colleagues in the Ukraine recently published a study on risk factors for chronic fetal hypoxia (i.e. long-term oxygen deprivation). They analyzed data from…
New study finds neuroprotective benefits in resveratrol (RESV)
/0 Comments/in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) /by rstokesRecent studies in rats indicate that resveratrol (RESV), a natural polyphenol compound, may be useful in minimizing brain damage from hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Studies of resveratrol’s neurological benefits This study, published in November, showed the surprising neuroprotective benefits of resveratrol (1). In the study, 48 seven-day-old rats were broken up into four groups, all of…