Page 7 - Advancing Quality News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Highmark Delaware, Nemours join collaborative to study effects of COVID-19 on preterm birth Delaware News Desk Highmark Delaware and Nemours Children’s Health System are joining a collaborative effort to study what effects, if any, the COVID-19 pandemic is having on preterm birth.   According to the World Health Organization, worldwide one in 10 babies are born before 37 weeks each year. While researchers don’t fully know why babies are born prematurely, what is known is the many long-term and lasting effects of a premature birth.   A baby born prematurely may have more health problems...

Share this article Share this article PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have formed a new consortium that will study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on preterm birth and prenatal care, funded by $300,000 in grants from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware's donor-advised fund, and BluePrints for the Community. The consortium, known as the AQUEDUCT Perinatal Research Collaborative, will also include researchers from Yale University, Nemours Children's Health System, and Northwe...