Postmaturity
from The Merk Manual…”An uncommon syndrome of failing placental function and fetal jeopardy that occurs after 42 wk.”
In plain English, this means your baby is not able to get what he needs because the placenta is not working right any more. Babies who are postmature are sick because they are no longer being properly nourished.
When [...]
Tags: amniotic fluid, asphyxia, labor and delivery, meconium aspiration, natural birthing, neonatal hypoglycemia, overdue, post mature, postmaturity, risk
Getting a baby to sleep so they can get a good nights rest is often a new parents’ greatest challenge. There has been a lot of research done on massage with hospitalized babies, who are generally small [...]
Tags: baby, bonding, gain weight, intuition, massage, massage oil, premature, sleep well
How can I tell whether my baby’s getting enough breast milk?
This is a common question among new breastfeeding moms. After all, you want to make sure that your baby’s getting all the nourishment she needs and, well, you can’t actually see how much milk your baby’s drinking when you’re nursing!
While most moms are able to [...]
Tags: breastfeeding, colostrum, dehydration, failure to thrive, formula, milk, moms, nursing a baby
In 1985, the Journal published an article advocating elective cesarean delivery.1 Although it was provocative, the article had little effect on obstetrical standards. At that time, most efforts within the discipline were focused on arresting the escalation of the rate of cesarean deliveries,2 which had increased sharply during the preceding decade. Thus, despite that article, [...]
Tags: C-section, cesarean birth, cesarean delivery, elective cesarean section, risk of C-section
Most new mothers are left confused about how often their babies should nurse. Our formula feeding mothers can expect to feed their newborns every 2-4 hours in general (some babies more frequently, others less frequently).
Breastmilk is not like formula. Formula is usually made from cow’s milk, which has hard to digest proteins. Because these proteins [...]
Tags: baby, breast milk, breastfeeding, diapers, nursing, rooting
Nursing mothers are often advised to keep pacifiers from their babies in order to avoid early weaning. A new study, however, finds that pacifier use may not lead to early weaning, but rather be a [...]
Tags: breast feeding, fussy baby, pacifier, weaning
Objective: To define the true incidence and nature of acidosis
in pediatric patients postcardiac surgery, using Stewart’s direct
method of measuring strong ion difference. We also wished to
compare the ability of standard indirect methods (base deficit,
lactate, anion gap, and corrected anion gap) to accurately predict
tissue acidosis.
Design: A single-center prospective observational study.
Setting: A pediatric intensive care unit in [...]
Tags: pediatric; intensive care; cardiac surgery; metabolic acidosis; strong ion difference
Owing to its high sensitivity, MRI is the primary neuroimaging modality used to detect and characterize white-matter abnormalities in patients with leukodystrophies.[8,9] Several important contributions of MRI have been recognized.[7] First, MRI shows gross morphology and involvement of different brain structures or tissue classes. Typically, leukodystrophies are associated with increased T1 and T2 relaxation times [...]
Tags: anfantile, demyenlination, infant, leucoencephalopathy, leukodystrophy, MRI, neuroimaging
Intestinal absorption in newborn infants of immunoglobulins present in colostrum was studied by measuring the concentrations of immunoglobulins IgA, IgG, and IgM in cord blood and following the changes in the serum of the infant on the 5th day after birth. In infants who did not receive colostrum, a marked fall in IgG levels was [...]
Tags: colostrum, IgA, IgG, IgM, immunoglobulins, infection, Newborn baby