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Human milk is infant food, but for sick, hospitalized babies, it’s also medicine. CHOP experts cover this topic in a neonatal nursing journal’s special issue focused on human milk for sick newborns.
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is developing a nonprofit human milk bank for hospitalized infants. The program, part of CHOP's Breastfeeding and Lactation Program, is expected to open in late summer of 2015.
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The Newborn and Infant Chronic Lung Disease Program at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is one of the largest programs of its kind in the world.
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A study by CHOP researchers recently published in Nature Medicine offers a possible explanation as to why preterm infants are more vulnerable to serious infections than infants born at term.
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An ex 23-week male infant was diagnosed with chronic lung disease. The rich experience and multidisciplinary collaboration of the NeoCLD Program resulted in significant improvement of the baby’s CLD.
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The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program at CHOP is one of the most active programs in the country, recently surpassing 1,000 patients treated.
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CHOP expert leads study aimed at improving outcomes in underserved children by using telemedicine.
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A mother’s germs help to kick-start a newborn’s immune system. But a CHOP study suggests infection-fighting antibiotics may impair immunity in premature babies.
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Study finds that poverty is a more powerful influence on the long-term development of children than exposure to cocaine while in the womb.
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CHOP has a specialized team to provides comprehensive care of brachial plexus palsy.