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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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Respiratory Distress Syndrome Defined

Common in premature infants, RDS means a baby can't take in enough oxygen because his or her lungs aren't yet fully developed. With proper treatment, about 80 percent of babies recover fully.

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Elective C-sections put babies at risk if performed too early

Published January 8, 2009, 8:51 am, The Buffalo News

BOSTON -- Thousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other medical ailments by scheduling Caesarean-section deliveries too early, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Risk Of Neonatal Illness Increased When C-Section Repeated Before 39 Weeks

Published January 8, 2009, 7:07 am, Medical News Today

Women choosing repeat cesarean deliveries and having them at term but before completing 39 weeks gestation are up to two times more likely to have a baby with serious complications including respiratory distress resulting in mechanical ventilation and NICU admission. UAB researchers, led by Alan T.N. Tita, M.D., Ph.D.

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Study: Early cesarean is risky

Published January 8, 2009, 3:47 am, The Charlotte Observer

(By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times) Thousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other medical ailments by scheduling cesarean-section deliveries too early, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. Elective C-sections performed after only 37 or 38 weeks of pregnancy had up to ...

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Early Repeat Cesarean Riskier To Baby

Published January 8, 2009, 3:10 am, Medical News Today

Researchers in the US found that compared with deliveries at or after 39 weeks, elective repeat cesareans carried out before 39 weeks of gestation were linked to higher risk of the baby having serious complications, including respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation and admission to the NICU. The study was the work of Dr Alan T.N.

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Study finds new risk to elective C-sections performed too early

Published January 8, 2009, 12:06 am, Everett Herald

Thousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other medical ailments by scheduling cesarean-section deliveries too early, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Early cesarean deliveries increase risks for babies, study finds

Published January 7, 2009, 11:09 pm, Los Angeles Times

Elective C-sections performed before 39 weeks of pregnancy multiply the chance of serious complications, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births. Thousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other medical ailments by scheduling cesarean deliveries too early, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births published today in the ...

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Women at risk in early C-sections

Published January 7, 2009, 7:16 pm, Contra Costa Times

Study says deliveries at 38 weeks produce four times the risk

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From tiniest to 'normal'

Published January 7, 2009, 2:20 am, The Beacon News

Zoe Koz had a rough start in life, having been born just 27 weeks into her mother's pregnancy, weighing 10.8 ounces and measuring 9½ inches long. At the time of her birth, Jan. 6, 2004, she was the ninth smallest baby in the world and third smallest in the U.S. to survive.

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Drug-addicted newborns on the rise

Published January 3, 2009, 9:15 pm, The Steubenville Herald-Star

STEUBENVILLE - Children services workers noticed a bad trend developing in December when there was an increase in the number of babies born addicted to drugs.

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From tiny baby to big sister

Published January 2, 2009, 2:28 am, The Lisle Sun

Zoe Koz is a lot like most 4-year-old girls. She loves Disney princesses, the color pink and chocolate.

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