Very low birth weight infants, those weighing less than 3.25 pounds, account for half of infant deaths in the United States each year. Despite this, a new study released in today's issue of JAMA-Pediatrics/a documents that these critically ill infants do not receive optimal nursing care, which can lead to hospital-acquired infections that double their death rate and may result in long-term developmental issues affecting the quality of their lives as adults. These ...
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