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Epo does not help with neurological damage to newborns

July 14, 2022 sarah JonasResearch Results

Adding erythropoietin to cooling therapy for term newborns with birth asphyxia has no benefit over cooling therapy alone, a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The findings contrast with results from small trials in which erythropoietin appeared safe and effective, noted Dr. Sandra “Sunny” Juul, senior author of the study. The Alan Hodson Endowed Professor of Pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine, Juul is also the UW Medicine chief of neonatology (newborn medical care) and practices at Seattle Chldren’s.

How dads can use ‘kangaroo care’ to bond with their infants

July 11, 2022 sarah JonasResearch Results

For the first time, University of South Australia researchers have documented the experiences of a group of fathers holding their premature and critically ill term babies against their bare chest in a pouch-like position known as ‘kangaroo care’ or KC.

Study: Treatment Minimizes Infants’ Opioid-Related Brain Abnormalities

May 12, 2022 sarah JonasResearch Results

Treating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns. Led by scientists at Cedars-Sinai, this is the first study to report evidence validating the benefits of using medication for opioid use disorder during pregnancy.

Two UAlbany Studies Find Links Between Neighborhood Risk and Birth Outcomes, and Maternal Depression and Gestational Diabetes

August 31, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

Two new studies released by the University at Albany School of Public Health shed light on different factors impacting the health of mothers and newborns, with one study finding a link between neighborhood risk and birth outcomes, and a second indicating a relationship between maternal depression and gestational diabetes.

Immune system protein may defend against deadly intestinal disease in babies

June 17, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a protein in the immune system that may protect babies from necrotizing enterocolitis, a leading cause of death among premature infants.

University of Chicago Medicine joins Family Connects Chicago

April 23, 2021 sarah JonasAnnouncement

University of Chicago Medicine is joining Family Connects Chicago to bring much-needed post-natal support to families with newborns on Chicago’s South Side.

Boy Scout Donates 100 Quilts to Rush Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

November 9, 2020 sarah JonasAnnouncement

A Boy Scout who received care in the Rush Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after being born prematurely, donated 100 blankets to the Rush NICU as part of his project to become an Eagle Scout.

Newborn brains lack maturity to process emotions as adults do

October 19, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

Humans aren’t born with mature brain circuitry that attaches emotions to the things they see or hear in their environment, a new study shows.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center Recognized Nationally as a Best Maternity Care Hospital

July 23, 2020 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center was named to Newsweek’s 2020 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals. The distinction recognizes facilities that have excelled in providing care to mothers, newborns, and their families, as verified by the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

AI may help spot newborns at risk for most severe form of blinding disease

March 4, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

An artificial intelligence (AI) device that has been fast-tracked for approval by the Food and Drug Administration may help identify newborns at risk for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (AP-ROP). AP-ROP is the most severe form of ROP and can be difficult to diagnose in time to save vision.

A MOTHER’S BUGS

January 8, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

-Newborn mice derive protective antibodies from their mothers’ microbiota
-Antibodies derived from mothers’ microbiota ward off both localized and widespread systemic infections by the bacterium E. coli
-Study points to the role of maternal microbes in offspring protection and neonatal immunity
-Findings can inform development of microbe-based therapies against infectious diarrhea in infants

What Breastfeeding Parents Need to Know

August 5, 2019 sarah JonasFeature Expert

New and expectant parents have so many questions. Johns Hopkins School of Nursing experts discussed how to become a lactation consultant and a host of tips for expectant parents-to-be.