San Diego Metro, Daily Business Report — Sept. 9, 2014 Neonatal Research Institute Reports- Success in Treating Fragile Newborns After one year, the Neonatal Research Institute at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital has benefited 200 newborns, and have the potential to help thousands of fragile newborns at hospitals around the country, the institute reports. The NRI’s first major trial compared a method called umbilical cord milking — where the umbilical cord is squeezed to provide premature newborns with extra oxygen-carrying red blood cells and stem cells — with delayed cord clamping, in which the umbilical cord remains unclamped for about one minute. Its findings suggested milking to reduce illness and risk of bleeding in the brain. The potential impact of the cord blood delivery trial drew support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which awarded the NRI a two-year grant of $128,000 for the trial. The NRI’s latest study will determine whether resuscitating babies with the umbilical cord still attached improves their outcomes. The NIH stands behind the NRI, this time with a two-year, $350,000 grant to support the delayed cord clamping study. “The results of this trial could change the practice of delivery on an international scale,” said Dr. Anup Katheria, director of the Neonatal Research Institute. “Imagine how comforting it will be for ill newborns to stay with their parents after delivery. By remaining connected to the mother, babies can get vital cord blood while doctors help the infants breathe.” sandiegometro/2014/09/daily-business-report-sept-9-2014/
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:00:49 +0000
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