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TopicNewborn babies

Topic: newborn babies

Pre-term birth leading cause of neonatal deaths in India. ICMR’s push to give preemies fighting chance

Interventions to be studied include administration of antenatal corticosteroids, early enteral feeding, immediate kangaroo mother care & use of continuous positive airway pressure.

‘Unhappy’ father who killed & buried his newborn female twins, arrested. Wished for a male child

The mother has alleged her husband, Neeraj Solanki, had also demanded dowry and harassed her in the past and said her in-laws forced her to undergo sex determination tests.

‘Why must we face this again?’ — among victims of Delhi hospital fire, parents who’ve lost babies before

Some families of newborns lost in Vivek Vihar hospital fire are facing a double tragedy, while others reel from not being told about their babies' death until they arrived to pick them up.

Children’s hospital in Vivek Vihar where blaze claimed 6 lives didn’t have fire NOC, owner booked

Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg says 'no NOC was issued by DFS to Baby Care New Born Hospital in Vivek Vihar, matter is currently under investigation'.

Eye on 2030 target on neonatal mortality, ICMR to study possible interventions to lower newborn deaths

According to Indian Council of Medical Research, for India to reach neonatal mortality rate of 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030, up to 430 districts need higher improvement rate than shown by 2017.

415 + 1: Newborn dies in Russian attack on maternity hospital in south Ukraine, mother rescued

The UN human rights body said Tuesday that 415 children have died so far, among at least 6,595 civilians, since the conflict began at the end of February.

Newborns to entreprenuers—Indian hospitals need a perinatal service package. It’s a win-win

Many Indian hospitals don't have in-house physiotherapists or dieticians & most new mothers pay little attention to themselves. But there's a solution.

Choose certified organic products for your babies with ‘goodnessme’

Goodnessme is a premium range of certified products made from organic ingredients and has zero toxins for sensitive baby skin.

Baby in US is born with Covid antibodies after mother gets vaccinated while pregnant

In pre-print article, 2 paediatricians reveal that there is potential of reducing Covid infections through 'maternal vaccinations'.

Covid isn’t all bad news — Lockdowns saw fewer premature births, more healthier babies

The trend doesn’t appear to be universal, but where it applies, the data are staggering. The phenomenon could help us understand what causes premature births in the first place.

On Camera

Why Samay Raina is making Kashmiri Pandits proud

Kashmiri Pandits had only two choices: pick up the gun and risk the decimation of an already small community, or leave—and live. We chose the latter.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.