Premature Baby
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What NICU moms wish people knew about premature babies
Lifestyle | Nov 17, 2025, 08:52 AM ISTA deeply human look at what NICU moms wish people truly understood about premature babies, from the emotional battles to the unseen strength of tiny fighters. A warm, thoughtful read for anyone who wants to support NICU families better.
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Can stress during pregnancy trigger preterm labour? Gynaecologist explains
Health | Nov 24, 2025, 06:55 AM ISTChronic stress during pregnancy can quietly disrupt hormones, weaken the body’s defences and even trigger preterm labour. Doctors explain how stress affects both mother and baby, the early warning signs to watch for, and simple ways to protect your pregnancy.
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India's health survey links air pollution to 13percent premature births, 17percent low birth weight
Health | Jul 04, 2025, 01:07 PM ISTThe researchers looked at the National Family Health Survey-5 and remote sensing data to analyse how exposure to air pollution in pregnancy impacted the delivery outcomes. They found that an increased exposure to PM2.5 during pregnancy caused low birth weight and premature births. Read on.
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Study finds how air pollution triggers biological changes that lead to premature births
Health | Jun 08, 2025, 02:24 PM ISTA new study found that women exposed to PM2.5 air pollution could be at a higher risk of premature deliveries. The study included researchers from Emory University in the US and was published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal. Read on to know more.
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What are the causes of premature birth? Know the risk factors
Health | Jun 27, 2024, 08:00 PM ISTEach individual needs to know these causes and risk factors to identify vulnerable pregnancies and try to prevent them. Evaluating prenatal care and emphasizing healthy living are important steps towards minimizing premature births and enhancing maternal and newborn well-being.
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Longer, intense heatwaves linked with rise in premature births: Study
Health | May 28, 2024, 08:53 AM ISTStudy links heat waves to rise in premature births, with stronger impact on younger, minority mothers. Research suggests temperature increases may disproportionately affect vulnerable populations.
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World Prematurity Day 2023: How to take care of a premature baby at home
Health | Nov 17, 2023, 12:39 PM ISTThese recommendations confirm the pivotal role of preventive and promotive care for preterm and LBW infants, especially the importance of keeping the baby and mother together and empowering and supporting families to care for their preterm or LBW infant.
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Assam: Doctor stitches back pregnant woman after finding foetus premature; faces probe
India | Sep 04, 2022, 09:06 PM ISTAssam: The doctor had allegedly tried to hush up the matter and asked the expectant woman’s family not to discuss it with anyone, but her relatives and neighbours came to know of it when the patient’s health worsened
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Traditional vegetable diet lowers risk of premature babies
Food | Apr 15, 2020, 04:08 PM ISTThe premature births, which are births before 37 weeks of gestation, is the leading cause of death in Australian children and affect 8.5 per cent of births each year.
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Quit smoking to lower risk of premature birth
Health | Apr 20, 2019, 10:53 PM ISTThere are plenty of negative health impacts of cigarette smoking during pregnancy.
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Fathers of premature babies more stressed than mothers
Lifestyle | Dec 05, 2017, 11:51 PM ISTThe researchers noted that fathers had high levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their saliva prior to the discharge of babies.
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Pregnant women take note! Sleep disorders during pregnancy may up the risk of preterm birth by twice
Lifestyle | Aug 10, 2017, 10:51 AM ISTThe chances of premature delivery before 34 weeks was twice more for women with sleep apnoea and nearly double for women with insomnia.
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Premature babies are at higher risk to flu and lungs-related diseases during adulthood
Lifestyle | Jun 09, 2017, 04:00 PM ISTPremature babies who are exposed to high amount of oxygen are more prone to suffer from flu and other lung-related diseases in adulthood.
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How ‘premature born’ Karun Nair, now a sensation, once survived certain death
Cricket | Dec 20, 2016, 12:03 PM ISTSoon after reaching the coveted milestone, Nair said that the pressure of approaching a triple hundred pales when one has survived a near death experience.
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Breast milk of women who deliver prematurely have higher nutrients, new research finds
Lifestyle | Aug 11, 2016, 05:38 PM ISTWomen who experirnce a premature delivery have healthier nutrients such as protein, fat and carbohydrates in their milk than women who give birth after week 37, a new study suggests. Previous research has demonstrated
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Every third child born in India is premature: Mumbai doctors
India | Nov 22, 2015, 09:16 AM ISTMumbai: In a wake up call, Mumbai's neonatologists have claimed that "Every third child born in India is premature" while underscoring an immediate need to improve the nutrition of young women in India."It is estimated
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Indian Doc In US Oversees Birth Of World's Smallest Baby Into A Healthy One
World | Dec 16, 2011, 10:34 AM ISTLos Angeles, Dec 16: Indian origin doctor Dr Rangasamy Ramanathan has overseen the birth of a 24-week-old baby to flower into a healthy baby in its tenth month at a neonatal intensive care unit in
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Jadoo Ki Jhappi: Premature Baby Declared Dead Revived By Mother's Touch
World | Aug 27, 2010, 11:55 AM ISTIn a medical miracle, a mother brought her premature baby son back to life with two hours of loving cuddles after doctors pronounced him dead, reports The Daily Mail. After two hours of being hugged, touched