Women living in a predominantly Black neighborhood gave birth to infants that weighted less, on average, than women living neighborhoods where less than 75% of the residents were Black. #HealthDisparities #LowBirthWeight #RacialSegregation #Neighborhoods #NICHImpact
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34378455
#healthdisparities #lowbirthweight #racialsegregation #neighborhoods #NICHImpact
Sight-saving drug to be offered to premature babies, announces NHS | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-newborn-sight-retinopathy-drug-b2368855.html
#RetinopathyOfPrematurity
#ROP
#Retinopathy
#PrematureBabies
#Sight
#NHS
#LowBirthWeight
#Retina
#Ranibizumab
#VascularEndothelialGrowthFactor
#retinopathyofprematurity #rop #retinopathy #prematurebabies #sight #nhs #lowbirthweight #retina #ranibizumab #vascularendothelialgrowthfactor
Kangaroo Mother Care Keeps Preemies Alive:
Consistent and close skin-to-skin contact between mothers and low-birthweight newborns reduces risk of death during their first month of life by 32%. #kangaroo #kmc #premies #lowbirthweight #mortality #kangaroomothercare
https://youtu.be/g7P8SyZ_Yrs
#kangaroo #kmc #premies #lowbirthweight #mortality #kangaroomothercare
#Babies with #lowbirthweight at higher risk of developing #type2diabetes
https://talker.news/2023/06/12/babies-with-low-birth-weight-at-higher-risk-of-developing-type-2-diabetes/
#babies #lowbirthweight #type2diabetes
New evidence: incarceration of birth fathers during pregnancy increases their child’s risk of premature birth, low birthweight, small size, and NICU admission.
#LowBirthweight #MassIncarceration #Incarceration #Fathers #NICHDimpact
#lowbirthweight #massincarceration #incarceration #fathers #NICHDimpact
Women living in a predominantly Black neighborhood gave birth to infants that weighted less, on average, than women living neighborhoods where less than 75% of the residents were Black.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34378455
#HealthDisparities #LowBirthWeight #RacialSegregation #NICHImpact #RacialDisparities #InfantHealth #Neighborhoods #ResidentialSegregation
#healthdisparities #lowbirthweight #racialsegregation #NICHImpact #racialdisparities #infanthealth #neighborhoods #residentialsegregation