Sentences with phrase «term infants placed»

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Infants born before the 37th week of pregnancy are premature, which places them at a higher risk for complications than full - term babies, explains HealthyChildren.org, a website published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

North Dakota: creates the term «infant friendly» that can be used on employment information if an employer complies with certain policies such as adequate break times and work patterns for expression of milk, safe and convenient space to express milk, and a fridge to store milk in within the work place.

The peer counseling model was based on published studies that demonstrate that, among peer counseling programs for low - income mothers of term infants, in - depth, in - person peer contacts are most effective.13, 15 Emphasis was thus placed on face - to - face contact, with meetings lasting at least 30 minutes.

Infants born prematurely have an increased risk of SIDS, 101,102 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.69 Therefore, preterm infants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabInfants born prematurely have an increased risk of SIDS, 101,102 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.69 Therefore, preterm infants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabinfants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.69 Therefore, preterm infants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabinfants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabilized.

Preterm infants are at increased risk of SIDS, 12,13 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.14 Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant's anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age.15 NICU personnel should endorse safe - sleeping guidelines with parents of infants from the time of admission to the NICU.

In addition, only about two - thirds of term infants nationwide are placed on their backs to sleep, and the rate is even lower among preterm infants.

«Given that supine sleep positioning significantly reduces an infant's risk for SIDS, it is worrisome that only two - thirds of full - term infants born in the U.S. are being placed back - to - sleep,» said lead author Sunah S. Hwang, MD, MPH, FAAP, a neonatologist at Boston Children's Hospital and South Shore Hospital, and instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.