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IMAGE: A new review has found China has made remarkable gains in reducing the number of women who die during childbirth and boosting child survival rates over the past 70 years. view more
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China has made remarkable gains in reducing the number of women who die during childbirth and boosting child survival rates over the past 70 years, according to new review.
The Lancet report brought together China s health research institutions alongside its international colleagues from Australia, the UK and the US to review the country s progress in maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition since 1949.
Murdoch Children s Research Institute (MCRI) Professor George Patton, one of the international researchers, said over the past 70 years China had made a remarkable transition from where the survival of women and children was the priority to one where children and adolescents now have similar health profiles to young Australians.
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Babies surviving GBS disease ‘more likely to need special educational support’
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Babies who survive a potentially deadly disease caused by a common type of bacteria passed on from their mothers may be twice as likely to have life-changing disabilities and require special educational support than those not infected, research suggests.
Scientists in the UK and Europe found infants who develop invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease during the first days and months of their lives are at risk of having lasting neurodevelopmental impairments (NDI) – disabilities in the functioning of the brain that affect a child’s behaviour, memory or ability to learn.
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Babies who survive Group B streptococcal disease more likely to require special educational support into their second decade
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Largest study of its kind shows infected babies face greater risk of neurodevelopmental impairments and underlines need for follow-up care for survivors and maternal GBS vaccines
Invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease, notably meningitis, during the first days and months of a baby’s life can have persistent effects for children and hence their families, according to new research. Published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the study is the first evidence of long-term effects including after GBS sepsis (infection in the bloodstream).