Displaying items by tag: division of neonatology
Higher-volume feedings were determined to help postnatal growth in preterm infants.
In a study led by a UAB neonatologist, findings showed that racial and ethnic disparities in preterm infants decreased.
A UAB doctor who lives in Zambia has raised thousands of dollars to create and distribute more than 16,000 face shields to health care workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ten years after moving into a world-class facility, UAB’s women’s health services are helping more women than ever.
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This microbiome signature suggests that bacteria, or bacterial products, colonize the lungs far before birth.
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A first-of-its-kind newborn mouse model will permit study of how to protect extremely low birth-weight infants from bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD.
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Excess exposure to oxygen can cause long-term effects on preterm infants.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth-leading cause of death in the world.
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Researchers found that prolonged oxygen supplementation adversely affected the development of memory function in preterm infants.
When a couple decided to get married in their newborn daughter’s RNICU room, the UAB community came together to pull off their wedding.
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Physicians from UAB travel to Zambia to identify low-cost interventions to prevent newborns from getting hypothermia.
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A deployed father traveled 7,600 miles across 11 time zones to meet his son in UAB's Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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A UAB professor will conduct new research that could provide answers to questions about the causes of preterm birth.
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Women with substance use disorders now have a comprehensive care program at UAB to help navigate prenatal and postpartum care.
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Wellness and healing for RNICU moms comes in many forms, including sewing Halloween costumes for their infants through UAB’s Institute for Arts in Medicine program.
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The Golden Week program developed by UAB’s Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was recently recognized nationally for its standardized set of practices for premature infants, providing them with quality care in their first week of life.
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A biomarker, endothelial mitochondrial function, may be useful for early identification of newborn babies at risk for lung disease and could enable novel therapy approaches.
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UAB is raising funds to hand out complimentary lifesaving infant CPR kits to caregivers of high risk infants.
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Antenatal corticosteroids given to high-risk moms are associated with better outcomes for babies born prematurely.
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A UAB physician provides tips for traveling with infants.
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