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Rare and Complex Conditions
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Prematurity
17
Nov 2018
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Prematurity
Every year in the United States, 380,000 babies are born prematurely. Women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy may be wondering what they can do to avoid it. Dr. Muglia explains three major risk factors and questions they can ask their doctor to assess their own risk. #WorldPrematurityDay
By: Louis Muglia, MD, PhD | 0
Radiology
Newer Imaging Techniques for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
18
Jul 2017
Newer Imaging Techniques for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Learn about which techniques we're using to understand the lung structural pathology associated with preterm birth and bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
By: Glenn Miñano | 0
Fetal Conditions
5 Tips for Parents of a Premature Baby
29
Nov 2016
5 Tips for Parents of a Premature Baby
A premature birth can be a very emotional and stressful experience for parents. Read a mother's advice for how to cope while your baby is in the NICU.
By: Kori Morrison | 0
Research and Discoveries
In Memory of Liam
21
Aug 2015
In Memory of Liam
Liam Nolen Bradley was born premature and developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a complication of his preterm birth.
By: Jennifer Bradley | 4
Research and Discoveries
World Prematurity Day 2014
17
Nov 2014
World Prematurity Day 2014
Each year, 15 million babies worldwide are born too soon. In the United States, 1 in every 9 babies is born preterm. And in an average week in Ohio, 322 babies arrive early. On Ohio’s most recent March of Dime’s Report Card, our state received a “C” overall. Premature birth is the number one cause
By: Kate Setter | 0
Research and Discoveries
The Support We Needed
02
Apr 2014
The Support We Needed
Earlier today the 2014 March for Babies employee campaign was launched at Cincinnati Children’s. I’m honored to be serving, with my husband and daughter, as the ambassador family for this year’s campaign. Our experience with the March of Dimes, and the breadth of the services and support it offers, began almost exactly a year ago
By: Christel Murphy | 1
Research and Discoveries
Reliving the Memories of Two Premature Births
27
Nov 2013
Reliving the Memories of Two Premature Births
Whether it was his intent or not, Benjamin Scot did an amazing thing for prematurity awareness month when he began capturing footage of his premature infant son just days after his birth. You may have seen Benjamin’s video – “Ward Miles – First Year” – which he created as a birthday gift to his wife.
By: Kori Morrison | 0
Fetal Conditions
What this research collaborative means to me, a mom of two preemies
21
May 2013
What this research collaborative means to me, a mom of two preemies
Despite doing everything “right,” in my pregnancies, I delivered both of my girls prematurely. I avoided unhealthy environmental factors.  I went to prenatal appointments. I took my vitamins. Ate a well-balanced diet.  So why was my first daughter born almost three months too early, and my second six weeks too early?  The unfortunate reality is
By: Kori Morrison | 1
Hospital Operations
Cincinnati Children’s Top 12 of 2012
04
Jan 2013
Cincinnati Children’s Top 12 of 2012
As we gear up for the year ahead and the progress it inevitably holds, we pause to look back at the people and events that shaped the medical center and the future of pediatric healthcare at Cincinnati Children’s over the past year. We present, our top 12 of 2012, in no particular order: 1. Cincinnati
By: Cincinnati Children’s News Team | 2
Research and Discoveries
Study shows pot, pregnancy don’t mix
15
Oct 2012
Study shows pot, pregnancy don’t mix
Smoking marijuana during pregnancy may be more dangerous than you think, according to the latest research from Cincinnati Children’s. A study led by Sudhansu K. Dey, PhD, director of the Division of Reproductive Science at Cincinnati Children’s, and his colleagues reports that pregnant mice have trouble forming healthy placentas if they have abnormal levels of
By: Tim Bonfield | 0
Health Care Quality
 

19
Apr 2011
Collaboration Advances Preemie Care and Lowers Costs
Not long ago, hospitals worked independently and information about medical advances in patient care was shared only in professional journals or at medical conferences. Today, however, evidence-based collaboration is the name of the quality improvement game that’s advancing child health and reducing its related costs – as proven once again by the Ohio Perinatal Quality
By: Barbara Rose RN MPH | 1
Research and Discoveries
 

01
Apr 2011
Cincinnati Region Leading in Successful Deliveries of the Smallest Preemies
Cincinnati Children’s is leading the way in meeting national goals for delivering the smallest preemies at the places that are best equipped to handle them. A compendium of U.S. Public Health Services/Department of Health and Social Services goals and objectives, Healthy People 2010, calls for delivering 90 percent of very low birth weight infants in
By: Jim Greenberg MD | 0
Safety and Prevention
 

23
Sep 2010
Avoiding Teenage Pregnancies
Ordering hormonally charged teenagers not to have sex is probably not the most effective strategy for avoiding pregnancy.   Although the national birth rate for girls ages 15 to 19 decreased 2 percent between 2007 and 2008, the United States still has the highest teen pregnancy rate among fully industrialized nations. For parents who wonder how
By: Cincinnati Children’s News Team | 0
Health Care Quality
 

30
Jun 2010
Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative Improves Infant Health, Controls Costs
Statewide Program Significantly Reduces Inappropriate Scheduling of Births before 39 Weeks Cincinnati Children’s News Release A statewide Ohio program significantly reduced the monthly rate of inappropriately scheduled births before 39 weeks gestation, helping to avoid expensive neonatal intensive care unit admissions and decrease the risk of infant deaths, according to two studies by the Ohio
By: Cincinnati Children’s News Team | 0
Technology
 

26
May 2010
Neighborhood-specific identification of preterm birth risks
We all know computers can do amazing things. But reduce preterm births? No way, right? Well, maybe. One of our neonatologists presented research at the annual meeting of Pediatric Academic Societies earlier this month that explains how. Through computer analysis of geographical information, our researchers have begun to identify neighborhood-specific risk factors for preterm birth.
By: Kate Setter | 0
Safety and Prevention
 

24
May 2010
Child mortality rates declining
A new study in the Lancet offers good news in showing that death rates in children under 5 are dropping in many countries, according to data from 187 nations from 1970 to 2010.  The study notes that 7.7 million children are expected to die this year around the world. That number is still huge, but
By: Thomas McCormally | 0
Research and Discoveries
 

28
Apr 2010
A vision for child health in Northern Kentucky
A report released today by Cincinnati Children’s and the strategic planning initiative Vision 2015 indicates that many children in Northern Kentucky face a future of poor health as they are threatened by unhealthy environments.  If you’re not familiar with Cincinnati-area geography, Northern Kentucky (NKY) is a large part of the greater Cincinnati community and as
By: Kate Setter | 0
Health Care Public Policy
 

08
Apr 2010
Every Child Succeeds Curbs Infant Mortality with Targeted Pregnancy and Post Care
The Global Report on Preterm and Stillbirth was published in February by the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS). The report shows that newborn deaths account for 42 percent of mortality in children under the age of five. Forty-two percent equals nearly six million deaths annually from stillbirth or preterm birth complications. Despite
By: Judith Van Ginkel | 0
Research and Discoveries
 

19
Feb 2010
Closing in on prematurity one molecular-sized baby step at a time
Solving the puzzle of unacceptably high prematurity rates in the United States isn’t just a matter of finding the right pieces and fitting them together. It can also require doing something extraordinary before even knowing where to look. Experts say the compatible puzzle pieces are in data that detail the vital, delicate and symbiotic relationship
By: Nick Miller | 0
Research and Discoveries
 

27
Jan 2010
Data is key to understanding prematurity
In November, I introduced the issue of prematurity as one that we care deeply about at Cincinnati Children’s. Since that time, the March of Dimes has issued their annual report card, and the news for Ohio isn’t good.  In the state-by-state assessment of infant mortality, a statistic that is largely based on preterm births, Ohio
By: Kate Setter | 0
Uncategorized
 

28
Dec 2009
‘Precious’ reminds us to reach out
What follows is an opinion piece written for the Cincinnati Enquirer published Dec. 21 by Judith Van Ginkel, professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and president of Every Child Succeeds, an $8M home visitation program she spearheaded with three founding partners: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and the
By: Judith Van Ginkel | 0

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