Bringing the newborn home is such a special and emotional experience for parents, and yet with it come some unexpected challenges. One concern is Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome, wherein the ...

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. This condition stems primarily from an insufficiency in pulmonary surfactant, a ...

Pacifiers are often a helpful comforts for a newborn - but what else are they capable of? Thanks to the work of Miad Faezipour, an associate professor at Purdue University, pacifiers could soon play ...

Newborns are tiny, delicate humans, and when they come into the world with severe lung problems, it can feel terrifying for parents. Thanks to huge advances in neonatal care, things that once seemed ...

Consumption of cannabis (marijuana) or derivatives during pregnancy can cause respiratory problems for the baby, such as impaired control of breathing and diminished sensitivity to carbon dioxide, ...