Infants born prematurely are more than twice as likely to have difficulty hearing and processing words than those carried to full-term, likely because brain regions that process sounds aren’t sufficiently developed at the time of delivery. Now, an unusual study with 40 preemies suggests that recreating a womblike environment with recordings of a mother’s heartbeat […]
Model Policy for Insurers Aims to Calm Chaos Surrounding Mandated Coverage of Breastfeeding
Washington, DC In the rapidly-changing landscape of insurance requirements rolling out under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), few have been more confusing than the requirement to cover “breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling” (starting in the first plan year that began on or after August 1, 2012). The lack of guidelines or recommendations as to who […]
Más Peligroso Nacer en Puerto Rico
En deterioro el perfil de la natalidad en el País El perfil de la natalidad se ha deteriorado marcadamente en Puerto Rico por razones como alta tasa de mortalidad infantil, nacimientos de madres solteras, de adolescentes, por cesárea, de bebés prematuros y con bajo peso, factores que han aumentado o no han disminuido a un […]
Vitamin K in Neonates: Facts and Myths
The structure and biology of vitamin K Vitamin K was first discovered in the early 1930s by the Danish biochemist Henrik Dam who observed – while studying cholesterol metabolism in chickens – that chicks fed with a diet free of sterols and low in fat tended to develop subcutaneous and intramuscular haemorrhages. Further studies on […]