Compared with healthy infants transitioned in room air, infants receiving 100% oxygen by positive-pressure ventilation (PPV) did not differ significantly in the rate of increase in oxygen ...

If the placenta peels away from the uterine wall before delivery, it can cause heavy bleeding in the mother and a loss of oxygen and nutrients to the baby. The uterus can rupture or the umbilical ...

Oct. 1 -- WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that lowering the body temperature of oxygen-deprived newborns reduces the risk for neurological problems later. Unfortunately ...

When a baby is born prematurely, the lungs sometimes aren’t fully formed. They can’t take in and absorb enough oxygen to stay alive on their own. They also might not produce enough of a fluid ...