Parvovirus B19: One year later, where are we? Everything parents need to know
One year after the start of an epidemic of exceptional magnitude, parvovirus B19 continues to circulate in France. This viral ...
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Parvovirus B19: “The epidemic continues to rise”, especially among children
One year after the start of an epidemic of parvovirus B19 infections, Public Health France is warning of an increase ...
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Babies born during lockdowns have a better gut microbiome
Lockdowns have had a beneficial impact on newborns' gut microbes and allergies during the Covid-19 pandemic. THE ESSENTIAL Lockdowns during ...
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Breastfeeding and infant sleep: the essential role of dads
The degree to which fathers are involved could make a big difference in how newborns breastfeed and sleep. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Sepsis: the increase in newborn deaths linked to antibiotic resistance
A new study explains the deaths of newborns with sepsis: commonly used antibiotics are no longer effective against this bacterial ...
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A drug to preserve the vision of premature babies
American researchers have developed a drug that could protect newborns from retinopathy of prematurity, an eye disease responsible for abnormal ...
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Newborn: how happy music can soothe your baby
Newborns can feel the emotions associated with music, and they would be more sensitive to happy songs. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Neonatal screening: 7 new rare diseases sought in newborns
Following the recommendations of the High Authority for Health (HAS), seven new pathologies have been included in the screening of ...
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Pregnancy: Here’s why babies kick in the stomach
In a new study, Japanese researchers observed that spontaneous movements participate in the sensorimotor development of a newborn. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Sickle cell disease: generalization of screening for all newborns
The High Authority for Health (HAS) recommends that screening for sickle cell disease, a hereditary blood disease whose consequences can ...
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Genital herpes: the most common STD in the world
Genital herpes, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world according to the World Health Organization (WHO), can have ...
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A new charter for the care of hospitalized newborns
Health professionals and parents of premature children have drawn up a new charter to better manage the hospitalization of newborns. ...
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Unusual: a human baby is born with a real tail
In Brazil, a baby was born with a real tail. Doctors had to operate on him after he was born. ...
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Covid-19: a dozen infants hospitalized in Nice
Among them, some babies are less than two weeks old. THE ESSENTIAL Since July, the number of children testing positive ...
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When to ask for help when you are a parent?
With the arrival of a child, many parents feel overwhelmed and ashamed to ask for help.Between new responsibilities, new routine, ...
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Kangaroo care: skin-to-skin benefits for low-weight babies
Practicing skin-to-skin contact from the first moments of a baby born with a very low weight increases the chances of ...
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Surprise birth: she was unaware of her pregnancy and gave birth on a plane
In the United States, a few hours after the takeoff of a plane connecting Utah to Hawaii, a young woman ...
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Antibiotics in infants: they increase the risk of allergies
When a baby is exposed to these drugs during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, it disrupts the gut microbiota, which can ...
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Quadruplets in Kenya: two infants left on bail for lack of being able to pay hospital fees!
Complications during her delivery of quadruplets have inflated the bill a mother had to pay in hospital in Kenya. Unable ...
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Birth: what the baby’s first cries hide
The first detailed images of newborns' lungs during their first breath provide insight into a baby's first breath and why ...
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How to prevent meningitis in infants? We know more
A major advance has been made in understanding the predisposition of newborns to group B streptococcal meningitis. THE ESSENTIAL Specific ...
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Neonatal deafness: should systematic screening for cytomegalovirus in newborns be necessary?
Apart from cases related to genetics, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading cause of neonatal deafness. Performed within 48 hours ...
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Covid-19 and placenta: yes, pregnant women can transfer antibodies to their babies
Some of these antibodies manage to pass from the placenta of the mother into the blood of the baby, who ...
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Drinking cow’s milk while breastfeeding boosts baby’s health
Drinking milk while breastfeeding would strengthen the immune system of children, making them less susceptible to allergies. THE ESSENTIAL Consuming ...
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Breast milk: the mother’s diet influences the health of the baby
Breast milk is the optimal source of nutrition for newborns, in particular thanks to certain lipids which play an important ...
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Pregnancy: she carried her daughter’s child!
Unable to get pregnant for medical reasons, a 29-year-old American woman chooses her mother to carry her child. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Birth weight influences atrial fibrillation
With a birth weight of around 4 kg, the risk of developing atrial fibrillation in adulthood increases by 30%. THE ...
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Air pollution killed nearly 500,000 newborns in 2019
These deaths are said to be due in part to the air that a newborn baby breathes in the first ...
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A new device for giving birth without a suction cup, spatulas or forceps
At the Besançon CHRU, the new childbirth tool, Odon, which rests on an inflatable plastic ring and which does not ...
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Alarmin, the element that generates the immune benefits of breast milk
Alarmin, a protein produced by breast milk, would be the key element that strengthens the immune system of the child. ...
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