Local care for low-birth-weight Infants

By Srisatish Devapatla, MD, FAAP

On May 24, 2007, the Ithaca Journal ran an Associated Press article entitled, “Study: Closing small neonatal ICUs could save more preemies.” The article attempted to briefly summarize a large study of infant and fetal deaths in California hospitals that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article was confusing for local readers, however, because it did not include information specific to local neonatal services at Cayuga Medical Center, and, as a result, it raised more questions than it answered.

by Srisatish Devapatla, MD, FAAP

Jaundice is a very common condition in newborn babies. More than 50 percent of babies develop jaundice and it often resolves on its own. However, when jaundice does not resolve quickly it is critical for parents to take steps to treat it because a sustained level of jaundice can be quite detrimental to the baby.