Newborns are highly vulnerable to health issues like respiratory distress, jaundice, and infections due to their immature ...

The diagnostics startup is developing a testing platform that uses digital imaging and signal processing for pathogen identification and susceptibility determination.

A genetic signature in newborns can predict neonatal sepsis before symptoms even start to show, according to a new study. The study— Predictive gene expression signature diagnoses neonatal ...

Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Clinical diagnosis is difficult and no reliable diagnostic test exists. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a central mediator ...

Meconium-stained amniotic fuid (MSAF) is observed in 5% to 20% of laboring patients, with the incidence reaching ...

AURORA, Colo. -- Adverse maternal outcomes, particularly sepsis, increased in pregnancies with previable premature rupture of ...

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Previable premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is when the amniotic sac, the protective membrane that surrounds the fetus, ruptures before 22 weeks of gestation. When it occurs so early in pregnancy, ...

The workshop focused on enhancing infection prevention and control practices through hands-on training, live demonstrations, ...