Japan: Pregnant women fasting before delivery raises the risk of neonatal hypoglycemia, a recent study published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics has shown.The researchers,.
In a sub-study nested under the MISAME-III trial, an individually randomised controlled efficacy trial in rural Burkina Faso, Carl Lachat and colleagues investigate the effect of prenatal micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation on body composition of mothers and their newborns.
The World Health Organisation has warned against an increase in incidences of enterovirus infections or E-11 in European countries like Croatia, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and Northern Ireland, causing the death of infants due to neonatal sepsis. Enterovirus is a cluster of various viruses that cause severe and deadly illness, which can even be fatal. Last year, Kerala reported an outbreak of ‘tomato flu’, which is a novel variation of a type of enterovirus infection, causing worry for Indians. Read on to know more about it. , Health News, Times Now
In an updated systematic review, Zhiyong Zong and colleagues report the prevalence and clonal diversity of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae responsible for neonatal infections across 30 different countries.