A wave of innovation in newborn care is giving infants a better start in life—and could improve Americans’ health far into the future. These advances cover a range of conditions and treatments. Maternal- and fetal-medicine specialists are finding new ways to prevent premature birth, which affects one in 10 infants and can cause serious and costly mental and physical disabilities. In the neonatal intensive-care unit, doctors are adopting new procedures, devices and techniques to diagnose and treat complications that can harm...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 17, 2018 02:03 UTC