FDA Finds New Drager Neonatal Incubators Do Not Release Harmful Chemicals
Other neonatal incubators should still be run for a full week before use to rid the devices of potentially harmful chemicals, FDA regulators said.
Other neonatal incubators should still be run for a full week before use to rid the devices of potentially harmful chemicals, FDA regulators said.
Warnings about formaldehyde emissions from GE neonatal incubators were first issued in February 2023, raising concerns over the safety of placing infants in them during stays in hospital NICU wards.
Researchers have seen a corresponding decrease in cases of NEC in hospitals which give probiotics to preterm infants, but no reduction in deaths or cases of sepsis.
Researchers call for guidelines making human milk or human milk-based infant formula the standard of care for very low birth weight newborns, to lower NEC risks
Infants with NEC face stomach tubes, frequent blood draws, feeding interruptions, and permanent disabilities and medical problems.
Necrotizing enterocolitis was linked to a seven-fold increased risk of death among premature infants, the study found.
Despite increased survival rates, half still end up rehospitalized, and one-in-five will develop neurodevelopmental problems.
Lawsuit against Similac alleges baby formula caused NEC and wrongful death days after premature newborn was fed cow's milk formula in NICU