Bringing the newborn home is such a special and emotional experience for parents, and yet with it come some unexpected challenges. One concern is Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome, wherein the ...

A gene change may explain why some newborn babies struggle for breath, and could lead to genetic biomarker-based tests to warn of the risk. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a breathing ...

Newborns with respiratory distress should be evaluated for primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare genetic disease that has features similar to cystic fibrosis, says Thomas Ferkol, M.D., from Washington ...

Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research. The risk increases with exposure specifically to fine particulate ...

A recent case report from the researchers at the University of São Paulo, published in the journal CLINICS, shows how newborns can also be infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As prenatal PM 2.5 exposure rose, so did the odds for assisted ventilation, multiple interventions and systemic ...

Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS) remains a pressing concern in neonatal care, being a leading cause of morbidity among newborn infants. Its aetiology is frequently linked to surfactant ...

Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research conducted at the Penn State College of Medicine in collaboration with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Maternal antidepressant use increases the risk for newborn respiratory distress and preterm birth, according to ...