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Mozart’s music may help growth of premature babies

The music of Mozart was found to reduce energy use and encourage growth in premature babies in a recent study.
Research out of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel has found that premature babies who spent 30 minutes resting to the music of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a 10 to 13 percent reduction [...]

Call made for more funding for Welsh premature care

Calls are being made for more investment in Welsh neonatal and premature care by charity Bliss.
U.K. charity Bliss, marking their 30th anniversary, published a report today indicating that Wales’ ability to care for sick and premature babies has been less than adequate for over 30 years, with today’s staff being pushed to the limit.
Rising birthrates [...]

Australian Premature Baby Gets Pacemaker Bigger Than Body Fitted

A tiny baby born in Australia has become the world’s first person to be fitted with a pacemaker larger than her body.
Taylor Gardner was born on May 25 at just 26 weeks, and weighed just over a pound. Her heart began to fail within hours of her delivery, and forced doctors to try fitting an [...]

Baby Dies 24 Hours After Mother Dies From Swine Flu

The newborn son of a mother who was Britain’s first swine flu death has died.
Jacqui Fleming, 38, died on Sunday after giving birth to her son Jack at the start of the month. Jack was born three months prematurely near Glasgow at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
24-hours after passing away, Jack lost his battle [...]

Low Birth Weight Babies More Likely To Have High Blood Pressure As Adults

New research has found that babies who are born underweight are more likely to have high blood pressure problems as adults.
Dr. Gerald Berenson has been part of a team studying the health of around 15,000 people in a small rural town in Louisiana over the last 35 years.
He has found that the average birth weight [...]

Premature Baby Leaves Hospital After 3 1/2 Years

A baby girl who was born premature at 24 weeks has finally been allowed to leave hospital - after 3 ½ years.
Angelina Parker spent six months in a neonatal intensive care unit in Oklahoma City. She then spent three years at a rehabilitation hospital in Bethany.
She is now able to breathe on her own, [...]