Sentences with phrase «premature birth of a child»

Significant settlement for a pregnant woman who was falsely arrested for shoplifting and beaten by a county policewomen, causing premature birth of a child with intellectual and physical disabilities.

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As of 2006, the youngest child to survive a premature birth in the United States was a girl born at the Baptist Hospital of Miami at 21 weeks and 6 days» gestational age.

My first son was 15 weeks premature, and I had a vertical c - section which ruined any chance of my natural child birth hopes forever.

InfantsRememberedinSilence.org — Nonprofit organization that is dedicated to offering support, education and resources to parents, families, friends and professionals on the death of a child in early pregnancy (miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, etc) or from stillbirth, premature birth, neo-natal death, birth defects, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), illness, accidents, and all other types of infant & early childhood death.

Many of the women who appear in the film discuss issues that, while not gone entirely, were more widespread 30 years ago — the denial of assisted reproduction to lesbians or single women; the lack of legal recognition for non-biological parents; creating then - untested contracts between a known donor and a female couple; a mother being denied entrance to the hospital where her partner has just given birth to their severely premature child.

The etiology of PPD is unclear and is varied from woman to woman, but certain factors are suspected to contribute to its development: hormonal fluctuations, any preexisting medical problems, personal or family history of depression, marital dysfunction or general lack of support and social network, immaturity and low self - esteem, negative feelings about the pregnancy, lack of sleep, financial concerns, premature or special needs child, multiple pregnancy, traumatic birth, chronic stress factors, and neurotransmitter deficiencies.

The experienced team of clinicians in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy at Tufts Medical Center's Floating Hospital for is highly trained in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric asthma, allergies, cystic fibrosis, chronic lung diseases related to premature birth and a wide variety of related conditions in babies, children and adolescents.

A child's temperament may change a lot during the first few months, because the way a newborn behaves is influenced by temporary factors such as pregnancy hormones, maternal health and diet, duration of labor, a premature birth, and immature neurological development.

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The largest randomized trial of a comprehensive early intervention program for low - birth - weight, premature infants (birth to age three), the Infant Health and Development Program, included a home visiting component along with an educational centre - based program.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interactions.

Breech Twins and higher order multiples Previous CS Pre-Eclampsia Placenta praevia Cervical incompetence Previous late stillbirth Previous premature birth Grand multiparty Age under 18 Age over 35 Smoking Drug use Severe mental health issue Epilepsy Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Gestational diabetes Asthma GBS positive Abnormal antibodies Transplant recipient Congenital heart disease Known foetal abnormality Immunosuppressive medication MS Physical disability Intellectual disability Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Previous shoulder dystocia Previous 3rd or 4th degree tear Sickle Cell anaemia BMI under 18 or over 35 at conception Previous massive PPH APH in current pregnancy HIV / AIDS Hepatitis B or C Active TB IUGR Oligohydramnios Polyhydramnios Child previously removed from custody because of abuse Uterine abnormalities such as uterine septum or double uterus Previous uterine surgery for fibroids Chronic renal problems Hypertension Auto immune condition Previous stroke or blod clot Cancer Domestic violence or abusive home Prisoners Homeless women

(borrowed from Dr Kitty) Breech Twins and higher order multiples Previous CS Pre-Eclampsia Placenta praevia Cervical incompetence Previous late stillbirth Previous premature birth Grand multiparty Age under 18 Age over 35 Smoking Drug use Severe mental health issue Epilepsy Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Gestational diabetes Asthma GBS positive Abnormal antibodies Transplant recipient Congenital heart disease Known foetal abnormality Immunosuppressive medication MS Physical disability Intellectual disability Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Previous shoulder dystocia Previous 3rd or 4th degree tear Sickle Cell anaemia BMI under 18 or over 35 at conception Previous massive PPH APH in current pregnancy HIV / AIDS Hepatitis B or C Active TB IUGR Oligohydramnios Polyhydramnios Child previously removed from custody because of abuse Uterine abnormalities such as uterine septum or double uterus Previous uterine surgery for fibroids Chronic renal problems Hypertension Auto immune condition Previous stroke or blod clot Cancer Domestic violence or abusive home Prisoners Homeless women

I was able to teach hospital physios, special needs massage, as many children have cerebral palsy as a result of premature birth, due to malaria.

First - time parents; Parents of multiples; Cesarean section birth / recovery; Families with little local support; Women who want to breastfeed; Families with other young children; Women at risk for or experiencing postpartum depression & anxiety; Premature births / babies on apnea monitors; Women who have experienced difficult deliveries; Babies with colic or reflux;, Families with high anxiety levels; Babies with special needs; New parents with limited experience with newborns; Women who have been on bed rest throughout pregnancy; New parents with no family nearby.

Premature babies and low birth weight babies are also at higher risk of developing strabismus, as well as children with farsighted vision.

Some studies do link the use of marijuana with premature birth, lower birth weight and even compromised neurological development which has subsequent behavior issues in the children.

The team also found an association between the delayed development of the nonprimary auditory cortex in infancy and language delays in the children at age 2, suggesting that disruptions to this part of the brain as a result of premature birth may contribute to the speech and language problems often seen later in life in preemies, Monson said.

Public smoking bans are linked with falls in childhood asthma attacks and premature births, finds the biggest analysis yet of the impact of bans on child health.

In comparison, for countries with the lowest rate of child death (less than 10 deaths per 1000 births) which include the Russian Federation and the United States of America, the leading causes of death include congenital abnormalities, complications due to premature birth and injuries.

Nationwide Children's has ongoing courses intended for providers throughout central Ohio on the care of the extremely premature neonate in the delivery room and first 24 hours of birth.

«The goal of our team at Nationwide Children's and The Ohio State University is to provide the best care possible, and we believe that starts with optimize care and counseling of families facing the birth of extremely premature neonates.»

«Our collaborative team at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University are committed to providing the best possible care and counseling of families facing the birth of a premature infant.

The most common risk factors are low and high birth weights as well as premature birth — although half of all children who develop CP are born at term and most cases occur in children with an apparently uncomplicated pregnancy.

The child, who was born 14 weeks prematurely and weighed less than 2 pounds, now suffers from cerebral palsy, a common result of extreme premature birth.

Poor glucose control during pregnancy can lead to problems for both mother and child, including a higher chance of premature birth or stillbirth, according to the Hormone Health Network.

«We already know that smoking during pregnancy increases the chances of miscarriage as well as low birth weight, premature birth and birth defects — events that are linked to health problems in children,» Berard said in a university news release.

Next, we adapted this educational intervention for low birth - weight and premature children in the Infant Health and Development Program, conducted in eight cities with 985 participants, and found benefits in all eight cities, with the greatest benefits for children from families with the lowest levels of parent education.

It is believed the increasing number of children surviving a premature birth is causing the increase.

According to researchers at Duke University Medical Center there's a significant chance that a drug commonly prescribed to halt pre-term labor and stave off premature birth might leave the brains of children susceptible to other chemicals widely present

A comparison of medical records from 81,186 single child births to air pollution levels in the area revealed that high pollution exposure raised the risk of a severely premature birth by 128 percent.»

Mr. Hemmat achieved the first successful trial verdict on behalf of a premature child born after a forced delivery due to a tragic automobile collision that resulted in a placental abruption and the untimely birth of the baby, whose gestational age was between 20 and 22 weeks.

Researchers from University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation used data on premature deaths, self - reports about health and factors such as smoking rates, obesity, teen births, the percentage of children in poverty and number of liquor stores vs. grocery stores to rank more than 3,000 counties nationwide against others in their state.

This program reduced the high mortality rate of inner - city infants from summer diarrhea when previous efforts of private agencies had failed.5 In the late 20th century, as funding for public health nurses has declined relative to the need, home - visitation programs have focused on families with special problems such as premature or low - birth - weight infants, children with developmental delay, teenage parents, and families at risk for child abuse or neglect.6

IHDP, Enhancing the Outcomes of Low - Birth - Weight, Premature Infants: A Multisite, Randomized Trial (see note 39); Jeanne Brooks - Gunn and others, Enhancing the Development of Low - Birthweight, Premature Infants: Changes in Cognition and Behavior over the First Three Years, Child Development, 64 (1993) pp. 736 — 53.

As intended, states targeted counties with high rates of poverty, child maltreatment, and premature birth, among other indicators of risk.

While Rosa did not talk specifically in the Save the Children video about postpartum depression, research shows that stressful life events, including premature birth, are risk factors for maternal depression.24 Evaluation studies confirm that women who participated in home visiting programs were less likely to demonstrate symptoms of depression and reported improved mental outlook when compared with control groups of women who did not participate in home visiting.25 For example, parents participating in the Child First model — one of the 20 evidence - based models eligible to receive funds from the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program — experienced lower levels of stress and depression at the end of the program compared with parents who did not participate.26

Aboriginal Australians experience multiple social and health disadvantages from the prenatal period onwards.1 Infant2 and child3 mortality rates are higher among Aboriginal children, as are well - established influences on poor health, cognitive and education outcomes, 4 — 6 including premature birth and low birth weight, 7 — 9 being born to teenage mothers7 and socioeconomic disadvantage.1, 8 Addressing Aboriginal early life disadvantage is of particular importance because of the high birth rate among Aboriginal people10 and subsequent young age structure of the Aboriginal population.11 Recent population estimates suggest that children under 10 years of age account for almost a quarter of the Aboriginal population compared with only 12 % of the non-Aboriginal population of Australia.11

(i) premature birth, low - birth weight infants, and infant mortality, including infant death due to neglect, or other indicators of at - risk prenatal, maternal, newborn, or child health;

Forty - one states selected communities with higher rates of premature birth, and 37 states selected communities with higher unemployment rates and child maltreatment rates than the statewide average.

Research shows it has the potential to promote normal developmental trajectories for high - risk children, such as those from low - income backgrounds and / or those with very premature births.13 In contrast, unresponsive parenting may jeopardize children's development, particularly those at higher risk for developmental problems.14 The critical importance of responsive parenting is highlighted by recent evidence identifying links between high levels of early responsive parenting and larger hippocampal volumes for normally developing preschool aged children.

Health care use of 3 - year - old low birth weight premature children: Effects of family and neighborhood poverty