Maternal Vaginal Fluids Mimic Microbe Transfer of Vaginal Birth
Maternal Vaginal Fluids Mimic Microbe Transfer of Vaginal Birth
Swabbing infants born by Cesarean-section with a gauze harboring their mother’s vaginal fluids made their skin and gut microbiota more closely resemble that of vaginally born babies.
Swabbing infants born by Cesarean-section with a gauze harboring their mother’s vaginal fluids made their skin and gut microbiota more closely resemble that of vaginally born babies.
neonatal care
Sequencing Genomes in the ICU Improves Outcomes
Bob Grant | Oct 19, 2017 | 2 min read
A handful of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit who were diagnosed with rare diseases using whole-genome sequencing had shorter hospital stays and better health outcomes, researchers find.
The Search for Methods to Monitor Brain Cooling
Kerry Grens | Jun 1, 2017 | 4 min read
Newborns deprived of oxygen have their temperatures lowered to protect against brain damage, but it’s hard to decipher the babies’ immediate response to the intervention.
Babies Process Speech in the Womb?
Kate Yandell | Feb 27, 2013 | 2 min read
Premature infants show brain activity patterns in response to language similar to those of adults.
Quick Genome Screen for Baby
Dan Cossins | Oct 3, 2012 | 2 min read
A new streamlined method for sequencing and analysing whole genomes could help physicians quickly diagnose children with genetic diseases.