A new mouse study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers suggests a link between a high-fat prenatal diet and ...

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In infants born at 30-32 weeks of gestation, feeding full milk from day 1 did not shorten hospital stay compared with gradual feeding, but it was linked to reduced use of intravenous lines and showed ...

A study suggests giving oxygen at a concentration of 90 to 100 percent soon after birth could halve the risk of death for very premature babies that need help breathing. Giving very premature babies ...

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A new mouse study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers suggests a link between a high-fat prenatal diet and ...