Problem From Caesarian Birth
Babies delivered by Caesarian section are more likely than babies born naturally to have respiratory problems as newborns, according to a Danish study.
Serious respiratory problems that require artificial ventilation are five times more common among babies delivered by C-section, according to the study, which was reported by the Sosiety for Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine in Werne, Germany.
The data used in the study showed that every tenth delivered by C-section in the 37th week of pregnancy had a problem with breathing.
"This probably arises from the absense of a rise in catecholamines," said Prof Dieter Koehler of the society.
This stress hormone is released by the mother during a normal birth due to labour pains. It ensures that less fluid gets into the lungs of the child and, at the same time, generates a material that dilates the pulmonary alveoli.
The findings show that a C-section should be undertaken only when medically necessary, Koehler said - dpa.
Source: Family Tips, theSun, September 8, 2009
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Danger in Blanket Cover
Danger in Blanket Cover
Older infants are at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrom (SIDS), especially if they sleep with a blanket, according to a study by the University Hospital Muenster. Physicians, therefore, recommend that a sleeping bag be used instead.
In the study, conducted by a research team led by Dr Mechthild Vennemann, more than a quarter of the infants who died of SIDS were found under blanket. Their average age was 30.5 weeks, reported the Aertze Zeitung.
Previously, it was thought that SIDS victims found under a blanker had pulled it over their heads as they were dying, and that the blanket itself was not responsible for the death.
But a more plausible explanation, in the view of the researchers, is that the blanket causes the baby's temperature to rise because a large amount of body heat escapes through the head.
This causes the infants's brain to overheat, which together with the reduced supply of oxygen under the blanket could be fatal, they said. - dpa
Source: Family Ties, the Sun, September 8, 2009
Older infants are at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrom (SIDS), especially if they sleep with a blanket, according to a study by the University Hospital Muenster. Physicians, therefore, recommend that a sleeping bag be used instead.
In the study, conducted by a research team led by Dr Mechthild Vennemann, more than a quarter of the infants who died of SIDS were found under blanket. Their average age was 30.5 weeks, reported the Aertze Zeitung.
Previously, it was thought that SIDS victims found under a blanker had pulled it over their heads as they were dying, and that the blanket itself was not responsible for the death.
But a more plausible explanation, in the view of the researchers, is that the blanket causes the baby's temperature to rise because a large amount of body heat escapes through the head.
This causes the infants's brain to overheat, which together with the reduced supply of oxygen under the blanket could be fatal, they said. - dpa
Source: Family Ties, the Sun, September 8, 2009
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