When birth trauma causes newborns to suffer lack of oxygen, brain cooling is now the recommended treatment, according to UK and International guidelines.

Mar 5, 2011 - Josie Budd

According to research by scientists at the University of Bristol, brain damage could be avoided for hundreds of babies a year.

Mar 27, 2011 - Josie Budd

Cerebral palsy describes a number of neurological disorders that affect body movement and muscle coordination, usually appearing during infancy or early childhood.

Mar 31, 2010 - Sandra Blake

This section discusses some medical issues that occur with preterm births.

Jan 19, 2012 - Rudy Hatfield

If you're under 60 and have had migraine headaches, TIAs (brief mini-strokes) and a parent who had a stroke, your doctor should be thinking about CADASIL.

Mar 25, 2009 - James Cooper

Despite the availability of an effective and relatively safe vaccine, pertussis remains a cause of serious and sometimes fatal illness in children.

Oct 7, 2009 - Stephen Allen Christensen