Neonatal admission to SCN/NICU was highest in the planned hospital group for nulliparous women (10.1%), 7.1% for nulliparous women planning a birth centre birth and 5.1% of nulliparous women planning a homebirth. Multiparas had lower admissions to SCN/NICU for all thee settings (hospital 6.3%...
These outcomes encompassed various aspects such as mode of delivery, induction to delivery intervals, intra-partum and postpartum complications for mothers, as well as indicators like Apgar scores, meconium-stained liquor, neonatal admissions, and neonatal deaths for infants....
Pregnant women with OUD had delayed and lower rates of prenatal care compared to women with other substance use disorders (SUDs). Infants of mothers with OUD did not differ from infants of mothers with other SUDs in rate of preterm or low birth weight but had higher NICU admission rates and...
Our results, despite a small sample size, showed that women with physical disabilities have a statistically significantly higher rate of pregnancy complications (P = .003), including infections during pregnancy (P = .003), 2 IUFDs, and low birthweight infants (P = .04) compared with nondisab...
Infants in our neonatal intensive care unit are cared for around the clock by an expert team of neonatologists, nurses, educators, therapists and other staff. Our NICU offers the most advanced care for premature and critically ill newborns and the region’s only neonatal transport service. Learn...
An understanding of both of these risks is essential toparental counseling and decision-making, with regards to attempted resuscitation and provision of life-sustaining measuresin the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).” Morbidity In Infants At 22 – 25 Weeks Gestation ...
Adverse neonatal outcomes in very preterm infants of diabetic mothers versus non-diabetic mothers, stratified by sex 1. Stumvoll M, Goldstein BJ, van Haeften TW. Type 2 diabetes: principles of pathogenesis and therapy. Lancet. 2005;365(9467):1333-1346. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)61032-XPub...
than 7 days when compared to those infants born to mothers with prior vaginal delivery. There was no difference, however, in neonatal mortality rate between the groups23. In the present study, previous CS was associated with increased risk of NICU admission and marginally increased risk of NNM....
In California, it's perfectly more accepted for women to breastfeed, but is done discretely and more public places than ever will allow it. However, you find many women cover their infants and themselves, or go to a secluded area to feed their babies away from being bothered or disturbed....
Background: Mothers of preterm infants are at high risk for postpartum emotional distress. This risk is further increased for women from ethnic minority groups due to specific stressors such as lack of social support, low socioeconomic status and restricted access to health providers and facilities...