NHS to offer sight-saving drug to premature babies
Premature babies can now routinely be given the drug ranibizumab on the NHS, to prevent blindness. Source link
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Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says
Instead, eating peanut while the immune system is still developing – and learning to recognise friend from foe – can reduce allergic reactions, experts say. It also means the body’s first experience of peanut is in the tummy where it is more likely to be recognised as food rather than on the skin, where it … Read more
Parents to be offered weaning advice for babies in England
A series of local family hubs will be opened in England after a survey showed knowledge gaps existed. Source link
Nurses hold on to babies in incubators as quake hits
CCTV shows nurses at the neonatal unit of a hospital in southern Turkey running to protect babies in their incubators in the moments the earthquake struck. The hospital in the Gaziantep region was near the epicentre of Monday’s earthquake which killed at least 35,000 people. Source link
NHS to use test that prevents babies going deaf
Commonly used antibiotics can seriously damage the hearing of some babies. Source link
100,000 babies to have genetic code mapped
The whole genome sequencing project in England will screen for around 200 rare genetic conditions in newborns. Source link
Lucy Letby trial: Nurse accused of murder ‘cared deeply about babies’
Lucy Letby was a “dedicated nurse” who “in no way wanted to harm” babies in her care, a court hears. Source link
‘Speaking about the 22 babies I lost is seen as taboo’
Imtiaz Fazil, who had 17 miscarriages and saw five children die, says she wants more discussion about loss. Source link
Nurse Lucy Letby poisoned babies with insulin, trial told
Lucy Letby is described as a “constant malevolent presence” at the opening of her murder trial. Source link
How to Treat a Stuffy Nose in Babies and Toddlers
Your little one is congested. What should you do? In a child age 3 or under, this can be a challenge. For starters, it’s not always obvious what’s causing that stuffy nose. Infants and toddlers often catch colds because they are just starting to build up their immunity to common viruses. But there are many … Read more