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By Cassy Fiano-Chesser A premature birth can be stressful for everyone — for the baby, for his or her parents, and for the medical team tasked with providing care. But the staff at one children’s hospital is finding novel ways to help premature babies survive and...
By Sarah Terzo Dr. Paul Ranalli, Professor of Neurology at the University of Toronto, has stated, in reference to the pain felt by premature babies: “The only difference between a child in the womb at this stage or one born and therefore in an incubator, is how they...
By Xavier Symons Editor’s note. This is excerpted from a post that appeared at Bioedge and is reposted with permission. A new article in Bioethics criticises policies in neonatal care units that mandate the withholding of treatment from babies born before 25 weeks...
Changes in ICU culture are key By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. The very encouraging story we posted today about the very premature baby in Canada who is now thriving convinced me we should re-run this fabulous story from earlier this year. The study appeared in the...
By Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. The increasing survival of extremely premature babies is again...
By Nancy Flanders In February of 2013 in Denmark, a group of volunteers began what is known as The Octo Project. They crochet adorable octopi that are helping premature babies feel more secure. The project seems to be leading to improvement in the tiny children’s...
Changes in ICU culture are key By Dave Andrusko The study appeared today in the New England Journal of Medicine and its bland headline conceals very, very encouraging results: “Survival and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes among Periviable Infants.” But the conclusion of...
By Texas Right to Life Sisters Ainsley and Tiffany Ballantyne, both born prematurely, know first-hand the struggles these children can face. The Sunday Post reports that Ainsley, 26, and Tiffany, 22, received extensive medical care throughout childhood, spending many...
By Kristi Burton Brown Editor’s note. This ran Tuesday at LiveActionNews and is reprinted with permission. Today, parents all over social media took a few minutes to go back in time to a perilous, precious moment: the moment their child was born premature. Harrowing...
By Dave Andrusko Today is World Prematurity Day, intended to raise awareness of preterm birth. The numbers vary, according to sources, but estimates are in the annual range of 15 million babies worldwide who will come early-- more than 41,000 premature babies will be...