Sentences with phrase «of hospitalized infants»

Tissue samples from the SIDS and control groups were obtained under California law that does not require parental consent for research involving sudden and unexpected infant death.16 Permission for autopsy research of the hospitalized infants was given by the parents.

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It costs an average of $ 1,400 a week to hospitalize a malnourished infant.

New research in the Journal of Newborns & Infant Nursing Reviews concludes that so - called «kangaroo care» (KC), the skin - to - skin and chest - to - chest touching between baby and mother, offers developmentally appropriate therapy for hospitalized preterm infants.

They practice 24/7 Kangaroo Care because mothers are told that they have to be their baby's place of care, and they make arrangements so that someone else watches children at home so that the infant is always in maternal or paternal KC while hospitalized.

• Increases parents» self - esteem by reinforcing and enhancing their skills as parents, and validates their role • Gives parents the tools for understanding their child's unique rhythms and patterns • Teaches parents how to read their infants» cues and recognize their states of awareness • Gives parents a special way to interact with their children who may be hospitalized.

«Just because we don't hospitalize the baby doesn't mean there's not a problem,» said Children's Hospital pediatrician Nancy Krebs, who is conducting a research project of 60 breast - fed infants in the Denver area.

The Mothers» Milk Bank at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides pasteurized donor human milk to infants who are hospitalized at CHOP.

The immunologic components of breast milk that include secretory IgA, lysozyme, lactoferrin and interferon, may have protected the hospitalized VLBW infants in our study against the development of infection.

This study was designed to examine the effect of human milk feedings on the incidence of infection and sepsis / meningitis among hospitalized, VLBW infants controlling for potential confounding variables.

The study sample consisted of all preterm infants weighing up to 1500 g at birth and hospitalized in the NICU at the Georgetown University Medical Center from January 1992 — September 1993 (n = 283).

These findings demonstrate a protective effect of human milk feedings against infection and sepsis / meningitis for VLBW infants during NICU hospitalization and further underscore the potential immunologic benefit of providing maternally expressed human milk to hospitalized VLBW infants.

The task force supports the recommendations of the AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn, which state that hospitalized preterm infants should be placed in the supine position for sleep by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age to allow them to become accustomed to sleeping in that position before hospital discharge.103 Unfortunately, preterm and very low birth weight infants continue to be more likely to be placed prone for sleep after hospital discharge.104, 105 Preterm infants are placed prone initially to improve respiratory mechanics106, 107; although respiratory parameters are no different in the supine or prone positions in preterm infants who are close to discharge, 108 both infants and their caregivers likely become accustomed to using the prone position, which makes it more difficult to change.

It can help relieve engorgement, clear a clogged milk duct, correct an inverted or flat nipple, increase your milk supply by creating a bigger demand, and give mothers of hospitalized babies (such as preemies) a way to give their infants breast milk.

«While there is a substantial body of research showing that a mother's own is milk is the most effective option for greatly improving the health of hospitalized, very low birthweight infants, NICU care providers need to be able to make the evidence - driven argument that mother's own milk is the most cost effective option as well,» Meier said.

«This instrument may be helpful in preventing iatrogenic injury, in facilitating quality monitoring of care, and in helping to guide resource allocation in the prevention of HAPI in hospitalized infants and children.»

The researchers describe a series of modifiable barriers that make it difficult for mothers to provide their own milk for their hospitalized infants, who must remove milk by breast pump up to 8 times daily for weeks or months at a time.

«While there is a substantial body of research showing that a mother's own is milk is the most effective option for greatly improving the health of hospitalized, very low birthweight infants, NICU care providers need to be able to make the evidence - driven argument that mother's own milk is the most cost effective option as well,» Meier said.

In fact, it's been added to infant formulas, as well as to nutrition formulas created for hospitalized patients for decades — which means that the medical community has been well aware of the health - promoting, easy - to - digest fat for a long time.

EIP showed favorable impacts on 8 outcomes, including fewer days and episodes of hospitalization, relative to those in the comparison group, covering a range of 6 weeks to 2 years postpartum.13, 23,24 EIP also showed a favorable effect on the percentage of children who were adequately immunized by 1 year, but the difference was no longer statistically significant by 2 years.13, 24 Early Start demonstrated favorable effects on 3 outcomes, including percentage who received well - child visits and dental service.25 — 27 HFA had favorable results for 4 health care outcomes, such as the number of well - child visits and whether the child had health insurance.28 — 31 HFA had an unfavorable effect on the number of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits.32 The research showed that Healthy Steps had a beneficial effect on 2 outcomes: 1 - month well - child visits and diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and pertussis vaccinations.33 Finally, NFP had favorable results on 3 outcomes measuring the number of ED visits at different follow - ups but an unfavorable / ambiguous effect on number of days hospitalized between 25 and 50 months.34, 35 The research on 2 programs (Oklahoma's CBFRS and PAT) showed no effects on measures of health care use or coverage.36 — 40 The research on 5 programs (Child FIRST, EHS, Family Check - Up, HIPPY, and PALS for Infants) did not report health care coverage or usage outcomes.

In support of our hypothesis, we found that women with depressive symptoms persisting from the prepartum to postpartum periods were more likely to have an infant ever hospitalized and to use corporal punishment than were women without depressive symptoms.

Additional studies are needed to determine why infants of women with persistent depressive symptoms are more likely to be hospitalized than infants of mothers without symptoms.

Ninety percent of participants reported adequate well - child care for their young infants, and 21 % reported their infant ever being hospitalized in the first year of life.

Infants of women with persistent depressive symptoms were nearly 3 times more likely to be hospitalized in the first year of life than were infants of unaffectedInfants of women with persistent depressive symptoms were nearly 3 times more likely to be hospitalized in the first year of life than were infants of unaffectedinfants of unaffected women.

We studied 6 outcomes, clustered into 3 categories: 1) infant health service use (adequate well - child care and ever being hospitalized); 2) parenting practices (breastfeeding for ≥ 1 month and use of corporal punishment); and 3) injury - prevention measures (having a smoke alarm and using the back sleep position).