Premature Babies

Coping

1.	Coping with the NICU Experience March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/11177.asp

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Signs and Symptoms of Preterm Labor and What to Do March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/5505.asp

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Introduction to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( University of Wisconsin Medical School, Dept. of Pediatrics http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/patientcare/preemies/nicu.html




2.	NICU Glossary March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/11021.asp

Directories

1.	Finding a Certified Pediatrician American Board of Pediatrics http://www.abpeds.com/pediatrics/geosrch.htm

Financial Issues

1.	Paying for NICU Care March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/5430_6075.asp

Nutrition

1.	Parenting in the NICU: Feeding Your Baby March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/5430_6076.asp

Organizations

1.	March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/




2.	National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/




3.	American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/




4.	KidsHealth Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html

Overviews

1.	Primer on Preemies Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growing/preemies.html




2.	Prematurity Facts March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/5415.asp

Prevention/Screening

1.	What Can I Do to Reduce My Risk of Having a Premat March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/5507_5811.asp

Related Issues

1.	Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/rop/index.asp




2.	Supporting Your Other Children March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/11202_11209.asp




3.	Taking Your Preemie Home Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/medical_care/preemie_home.ht...




4.	Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/ttn.html




5.	Treating Preterm Labor March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/13454_13468.asp




6.	Understanding and Parenting Your Preemie University of Wisconsin Medical School, Dept. of Pediatrics http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/patientcare/preemies/understanding.html




7.	What Is Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Bpd/Bpd_WhatIs.html




8.	When Your Baby Is Born with a Health Problem Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/newborn_problems.html




9.	Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the Newborn American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35693




10.	Preterm Labor: Drugs for Use in Preterm Labor March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/13454_13467.asp




11.	Preterm Labor March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/188_1080.asp




12.	Complications of Preterm Birth March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/5512.asp




13.	Common Diagnoses in the NICU Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/nicu_diagnoses.html




14.	Car Seats for Children with Special Needs - Premat American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ49JBFJ3D&sub_...




15.	Apnea of Prematurity Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/medical_problems/aop.html




16.	Anticipating the Birth of a Premature Infant University of Wisconsin Medical School, Dept. of Pediatrics http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/patientcare/preemies/anticipating.html




17.	Grandparents and the NICU: Your Special Role March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/11202_11210.asp




18.	Grief and Loss March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/5433.asp




19.	JAMA Patient Page: Care of Premature Infants American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0RNW35CD&sub_...




20.	Premature Birth Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00137




21.	Premature Babies: Growth and Development American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQEMYUQ7C&sub_...




22.	Parenting in the NICU March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/5430.asp




23.	Necrotizing Enterocolitis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/nec.html




24.	Low Birthweight March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1153.asp




25.	Leaving the NICU March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/11212.asp

Research

1.	Preterm Birth Puts Kids at Risk for Behavioral and Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/preemie_behavior.html




2.	Very Preterm or Extremely Low Birth Weight Babies American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0ICFWDHD&sub_...




3.	Research on Preterm Labor and Premature Birth National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/premature_birth.cfm




4.	Quality of Life in Young Adulthood Is Similar for Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/preemie_qol.html




5.	Progesterone Treatment Decreases Preterm Birth Rat American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr01-31-05-1.cfm




6.	Preemies Show Little Benefit from Routine Morphine Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/preemies_morphine.html




7.	Long-Term Effects of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/bpd_effects.html




8.	LEEP Treatment Increases Risk of Preterm Delivery American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr01-31-05-2.cfm




9.	Artificial Nipples: Do They Affect Breastfeeding i Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/pacifiers.html




10.	Chronic Lung Disease in Infancy May Lead to Contin Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/lung_continued_problems.html




11.	Cognitive Abilities Increase Significantly with Ti National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2003/ninds-11.htm




12.	Dental X-Rays during Pregnancy May Affect Infant B Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/dental_xray_pregnancy.html




13.	Disabilities Common in School-Age Children Born Ex Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/disabilities_premature.html




14.	Educational Lag for Premature Infants Persists int National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2002/nichd-16.htm




15.	Even Moderately Premature Birth Poses Risk for Dev National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2002/nichd-15.htm




16.	Home Uterine Monitors Not Useful for Predicting Pr National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2002/nichda23.htm




17.	Infection Puts Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nichd-16.htm




18.	Kangaroo Care May Help Reduce Pain in Preemies Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/kangaroo_care.html

Statistics

1.	Infant Mortality Rates, Live Births and Infant Dea National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr50/50_12t2a.pdf




2.	FASTATS: Birthweight and Gestation National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/birthwt.htm




3.	PeriStats March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats/

Treatment

1.	Medical Equipment at Home March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/11021_11035.asp




2.	What Is a Neonatologist? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCIGME8GD&sub_...