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University of Adelaide
More can be done to prevent lung disease in Southeast-Asian babies
January 22nd, 2009
A simple, effective and low-cost method of preventing lung disease – and therefore death – in newborn children is not being practiced widely enough in South-East Asian hospitals, according to a major international study involving the University of Adelaide, Australia. The study – published in the international online journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth – highlights an important gap in South-East Asian hospitals in the practice of using antenatal corticosteroids prior to preterm birth. "For infants born premature, there is a high risk of neonatal lung disease and associated complications," says one of the Chief Investigators of the study, Professor...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-22)
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