If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Is there no end to the disadvantages of being a preemie? I am a scientist and I believe in science. But the scientific findings that point towards future problems for babies born premature are just so overwhelming that they [...]
It’s long been known that touch is an integral part of baby’s development. For premature babies, it’s even more important as it helps them to recover better from pain. Premature babies are poked, prodded, stuck with needles and generally go through a lot of medical interventions. In a study done by a [...]
Researchers in the USA have revealed that many factors come together to determine the survival rate of babies born prematurely, especially those who have extremely low birth weight. Babies who fall into this category are normally those born between 22 and 25 weeks of gestation. These factors according to the report are:
Gestational age
This refers to [...]
Last Wednesday, April 2, the first World Autism Awareness Day was observed. An initiative of the UN General Assembly, it is “a day to focus on children and adults suffering from autism.”
Autism has been linked to vaccines, genetics, pollution, and prenatal alcohol exposure. A recent study shows another side to the multi-faceted Autism Spectrum Disorders [...]
My twins were born 5 weeks early and were thus considered premature babies with low birth weights. I was always warned by many people, from our pediatrician to well-meaning friends that premies, especially twin premies tend to be weak and develop more slowly compared to singleton babies born on the same gestation week. Well, I [...]
