In Houston, Texas, a 3-week old baby boy with COVID-19 was taken to hospital with breathing difficulties and difficulty feeding, as described in the New England Journal of Medicine. He had been born at 4 weeks before his due date and was brought in to the emergency room with rapid breathing. He was found to
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New Research on COVID-19 and Pregnancy
With the current global COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women may be concerned over how the infection may affect them, their pregnancy and their baby at birth and beyond. New research from New York has looked at the impact that COVID-19 can have on pregnant women and reassuringly has shown no cases where the infection was passed
Steph Hammerman – Motivating by Example
Steph Hammerman has had cerebral palsy since birth. Her doctors thought she may never walk, talk, read or write, but Steph has not only accomplished those goals, but she has become the world’s first Level 2 CrossFit trainer with cerebral palsy. Steph’s athletic background was as a competitive hand cycler. When she got bored with
Adaptive Fitness Classes Move Online
Many fitness facilities that offer training programs for people with disabilities have been forced to close because of the pandemic. This, combined with the fact that the support workers of people with disabilities may no longer be able to provide respite care due to the restrictions around the virus, has increased isolation issues for an
Did your Premature Baby Receive Adequate Protection with Magnesium Sulphate?
Being born prematurely, before 37 weeks, can place babies at increased risk of certain health conditions, including cerebral palsy. Research shows these babies have a lower risk of having cerebral palsy when their mother is given a magnesium sulphate infusion before delivery. A new study has been published which shows that when women, who are