Maternal speech decreases pain scores and increases oxytocin levels in preterm infants during painful procedures nature.com/articles/s4159…
Preterm infant meconium microbiota transplant induces growth failure, inflammatory activation, and metabolic disturbances in germ-free mice (Nov 2021) Human meconium microbiota is transplanted to germ-free mice in this study cell.com/cell-reports-med…
TIL scientists are now taking stem cells and growing "mini-brains" which mimic the neural activity of a preterm infant. The so-called organoids are not yet capable of complex thought - but could soon be used for medical research and one day lessen the need for human and animal research subjects. inverse.com/article/58882…
Artificial Womb Technology For Extremely Preterm Infants - Jasmijn Kok, Juno Perinatal Healthcare youtube.com/watch?v=9I_TP…
Influence of swaddling on tactile manual learning in preterm infants sciencedirect.com/science…
Artificial Womb Technology For Extremely Preterm Infants - Jasmijn Kok, Juno Perinatal Healthcare youtube.com/watch?v=9I_TP…
Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care reduces maternal anxiety and supports the mother–infant relationship helsinki.fi/en/news/healt…
Artificial Womb Technology For Extremely Preterm Infants - Jasmijn Kok, Juno Perinatal Healthcare youtube.com/watch?v=9I_TP…
https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15421734/artificial-womb-fetus-biobag-uterus-lamb-sheep-birth-premie-preterm-infant
Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care reduces maternal anxiety. A new study indicates that premature births are stressful experiences that increase the risk of anxiety for mothers and may hinder the development of interaction between mother and infant. sciencedaily.com/releases…
"Even one day of antibiotics was associated with profound changes in the microbiota of breast milk [..] prolonged effects on the diversity and abundance" (Sep 2020, n=86) Mothers of Preterm Infants Have Individualized Breast Milk Microbiota that Changes Temporally Based on Maternal Characteristics eurekalert.org/pub_releas…
"Even one day of antibiotics was associated with profound changes in the microbiota of breast milk [..] prolonged effects on the diversity and abundance" (Sep 2020, n=86) Mothers of Preterm Infants Have Individualized Breast Milk Microbiota that Changes Temporally Based on Maternal Characteristics eurekalert.org/pub_releas…
Living near oil and gas development in California is a risk factor for preterm birth, the leading cause of infant death in the U.S. Research studied 225,000 births from mothers who lived within about six miles of oil and gas wells in the San Joaquin Valley from 1998 to 2011 news.stanford.edu/2020/06…
Artificial Womb Technology For Extremely Preterm Infants - Jasmijn Kok, Juno Perinatal Healthcare youtube.com/watch?v=9I_TP…
Using prominent, graphic pictures on cigarette packs warning against smoking could avert more than 652,000 deaths, up to 92,000 low birth weight infants, up to 145,000 preterm births, and about 1,000 cases of sudden infant deaths in the U.S. over the next 50 years, say researchers. medicaldaily.com/quit-smo…
Lipid Composition, Digestion, and Absorption Differences among Neonatal Feeding Strategies: Potential Implications for Intestinal Inflammation in Preterm Infants mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/5…
Air Leak Syndrome in Two Very Preterm Infants Born to Mothers with Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Association or a Coincidence? thieme-connect.de/product…
An example of a human brain organoid (lab grown brain). "At 10 months old, mini-brains grown in a lab from human stem cells showed brain wave patterns similar to those of preterm infants. Scientists don’t think these organoids are conscious, but they can’t rule out the possibility either."
University of Toronto study finds antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants sciencedirect.com/science…
Intrauterine Transmission of SARS-COV-2 Infection in a Preterm Infant journals.lww.com/pidj/Ful…
Skin-to-skin contact does not improve interaction between mother and preterm infant in study sciencedaily.com/releases…
Lab-Grown "Mini Brains" Can Now Mimic the Neural Activity of a Preterm Infant scientificamerican.com/ar…
Glaxo funded study admits: 13–30% of medically stable preterm infants developed apnea after DTPa-HBV-IPV/Hib. sciencedirect.com/science…
TIL The adoption of the E-ZPass, a highway toll transponder, in the northeast United States resulted in an interesting health benefit, about a 10% drop in preterm infant birth and low birth weight in areas near tollbooths, due to lower traffic congestion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Z…
TIL Scientists Create ‘Revolutionary’ Artificial Womb. The researchers successfully tested the system on fetal lambs, but they hope that the technology can one day be applied to helping save the lives of critically preterm infants. snopes.com/2017/04/26/art…
"Fecal microbiota of preterm infants fed with exclusive own mother’s milk presented increased richness and differences in microbial composition from those fed with different proportions of formula." (May 2019) journals.plos.org/plosone…
Low-income expectant mothers in the U.S. who receive Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits have a lower risk of preterm birth and first-year infant mortality. usefulscience.org/post/lo…
Apgar score effective in assessing health of preterm infants news.ki.se/apgar-score-ef…
