Archive for March, 2009

CIGNA Stepping Up: 15th Year as National Sponsor for March for Babies - FOXBusiness

Posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
CIGNA Stepping Up: 15th Year as National Sponsor for March for Babies
FOXBusiness
And in 2008, March of Dimes' volunteer efforts led to an expansion in all 50 states of newborn screening for life-threatening but treatable disorders. "So much has been done, but there is so much more work to be done, and CIGNA is dedicated to

Induced Hypothermia in Newborns - ADVANCE

Posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Induced Hypothermia in Newborns
ADVANCE, PA
B. De Lee, MD The birth of a child is an amazing experience, filled with months of excitement and preparation for the arrival of the baby. But families rarely expect to deliver a baby that requires the specialized care of the newborn intensive care

Don't Rely On Jaundiced Eye For Assessing Newborns, New Research Says - Science Daily (press release)

Posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Don't Rely On Jaundiced Eye For Assessing Newborns, New Research Says
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (Apr. 1, 2009) — For hundreds of years, doctors, nurses and midwives have visually examined newborn babies for the yellowish skin tones that signify jaundice, judging that more extensive jaundice carried a greater risk of illness.

Why mothers in a cold climate are more likely to have boys - Daily Mail

Posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 3:04 pm

Daily Mail
Why mothers in a cold climate are more likely to have boys
Daily Mail, UK
She looked at the ratio of baby boys to baby girls in relation to its capital's latitude, its average temperature and its variation in day lengths. In tropical countries, 48.9 per cent of newborn babies were girls. But in cooler countries,

MountainStar hospitals use technology to keep newborns safe - ABC 4

Posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 2:53 pm
MountainStar hospitals use technology to keep newborns safe
ABC 4, Salt Lake City
It's a tiny little tracking device that attaches to a newborn’s ankle in much the same way as an Identification band. One step out of the baby safety zone sets off alarms and automatically locks doors. Though one day-old Imagen Brown doesn't like being

Babies fresh-faced, a tad sheepish at Gale Woods Farm Park - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 7:16 am
Babies fresh-faced, a tad sheepish at Gale Woods Farm Park
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
Newborn lambs, fuzzy white and black, are struggling to their wobbly legs on a cold spring day at Gale Woods Farm Park in Minnetrista. The woolly babies — which will be on public display from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday — are the latest reminder that Gale

LibraKnits Combines Fashion and Inspiration to Create New Product Line - Emediawire (press release)

Posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 12:09 am
LibraKnits Combines Fashion and Inspiration to Create New Product Line
Emediawire (press release), WA
"Our goal is to create the most beautiful, luxurious and functional baby gifts that we can." Most pediatricians recommend that newborn babies have their heads covered for at least the first two weeks of their life because they cannot regulate their

Newborns flown out - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Posted on Monday, March 30th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Newborns flown out
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD
Avera McKennan Hospital transported two newborn babies by airplane from Fargo as the Merit Care health system deals with the Red River flood. The Careflight airplane flew one of the newborns to the Twin Cities for care and one to Avera McKennan in