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February 21, 2013

News for Neonatal Care Professionals

Neonatal Care

Study: Fish oil treats liver disease caused by parenteral nutrition
Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital say infants who develop liver disease from parenteral nutrition can avoid transplants and achieve normal bilirubin levels through treatment with intravenous fish oil. Parenteral nutrition is used for children who have intestinal conditions that prevent them from ingesting nutrition orally, but long-term use can result in liver disease. Medscape (free registration)/Reuters (2/13)

Medical device use in NICUs linked to higher BPA levels
Urine samples of 55 premature babies in a neonatal intensive care unit showed that those exposed to four or more medical devices in the previous three days had substantially greater bisphenol A concentrations than babies exposed to three or fewer devices. Breast milk and formula had the same total BPA levels, researchers reported in the journal Pediatrics. DoctorsLounge.com/HealthDay News (2/18)

Health Policy & Practice

Experts assess IVF treatments in study
Babies conceived naturally showed better overall outcomes compared with those conceived through in vitro fertilization, a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine meeting showed. However, researchers said babies born by frozen-embryo IVF were slightly less likely than those born by fresh embryo to suffer premature birth and low birth weight. DailyRx.com (2/16)

Trends & Technology

Researcher: Mussels' stickiness could have medical uses
Adhesives secreted by mussels could lead to a bioadhesive allowing prenatal surgeons to fix birth defects with a lower risk of causing premature labor, said biologist Herbert Waite of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Waite said mussels' holdfasts contain high amounts of dihydroxyphenylalanine. This allows proteins to solidify quickly, allowing them to cut through a layer of water and bond with a surface. ScienceMag.org/Science Now blog (2/16)

Study ties prenatal caffeine intake to lower birth weight
Daily consumption of 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine during pregnancy increased the risk of having babies born small for gestational age by 27% to 62%, according to a study in the journal BMC Medicine. The researchers noted that caffeine from any source appeared to lower birth weights. The Guardian (London) (2/18)

Research looks at reasons for early breast-feeding cessation
CDC researchers surveyed 1,177 mothers about their breast-feeding patterns and found that 60% of them decided to stop breast-feeding earlier than desired. The leading concerns of these mothers were lactating problems, maternal and infant health issues, and milk-pumping difficulties, according to the study published in Pediatrics. PhysiciansBriefing.com/HealthDay News (2/19)

NANN News

Call for volunteers: Research Institute Small Grants Committee -- Deadline Feb. 28
Are you a NANN member interested in volunteering? NANN is seeking three members to serve on the Small Grants Committee, a subcommittee of the NANN Research Institute. The purpose of the committee is to oversee the small grants application process, review submissions and provide support to recipients and mentors to ensure optimal outcomes, adherence to timelines, reporting, and overall success of each grant. Deadline to apply is Feb. 28. Learn more.

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Position Title	Company Name	Location
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner	ProMedica	Toledo, OH
Assistant Nurse Manager - Neonatal Intensive Care	County of San Bernardino	Colton, CA
NICU Nurse Manager	Crouse Hospital	Syracuse, NY
NNP Locum Tenen	Seattle Children's Hospital	Seattle, WA
Director, Neonatal ICU	Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital	Hollywood, FL

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