A new study published in the International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics found that immediate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and their newborns significantly reduces the risk ...

One medication recommended for all newborns is Vitamin K. Vitamin K (phytonadione) is a fat-soluble vitamin that is necessary for blood to clot. We also need this vitamin in our bodies to stop ...

The autopsy reveals that the newborn found dead in a bucket on a balcony in Sesto San Giovanni died of hemorrhage.

Sakina Sani was married off when she was 12 years old amid conflict and food shortages in northern Nigeria. She became ...

AI-aided analysis of prenatal ultrasounds detected heart defects more quickly and accurately than doctors evaluating the ...

Patients who experience a nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage differ from patients who suffer an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in initial presentation (including neurological examination ...

In pregnancies at risk of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), amniocentesis is used to identify the fetus’s ...

Abnormal uterine (womb) bleeding is a common problem in women. Abnormal uterine bleeding can occur as either a change in your normal menstrual period or as bleeding in between your normal menses.

Definition. Bacterial infection of the umbilical stump with spread to the skin around it. It's a medical emergency. How Often. 1 out of 200 newborns. Symptoms. Redness spreads around the navel. The ...

Small, vulnerable newborns are those who are born too soon or too small and are at a higher risk of detrimental health consequences, including mortality. The prevalence of low birthweight (LBW ...