Pampers 50th birthday celebrations Kicks off Little Miracle Missions at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC. On 12th of April Pampers continued its 50th birthday celebrations along with the celebrity parents who delivered the care packages to the NICU in the Newyork at Mount Sinai Hospital. Pampers kicks off Little Miracle Missions, as a part of Little Miracle Mission Programs, Pampers along with Graham’s foundation has planned to deliver care packages to families whose babies are in 3rd level Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The purpose of this donation is to care for the newborn and premature babies. In order to complete this mission, employees of pampers will meet to compile care packages and to deliver to local NICU of Good Samaritan Hospital.

Children who born prematurely, before three months or more, are more likely to develop autism, a new U.S. study reported.

With the measurement of standard screening tool researchers found that, such kids are two to three times more prone to exhibit autism signs than the normal kids at the age of two years.

Autism also referred as autism spectrum disorders (ASD); that is a group of developmental disorders, illustrated as impaired social interaction and communication, and by constrained and repetitive behavior. ASD have strong genetic basis but the exact cause is still unknown.

Dr. Karl Kuban said, the elevated risk of autism indicated in these children may not be directly associated with premature birth. In spite of it, cause of autism, whatever it is, may force pre-term birth.

The researchers analyzed the 988 American prematurely born kids, at least 90 days before their expected birth date.

“Baby products” like shampoos, lotions and powders may render exposure to infants to certain chemicals which already have a proven association with reproductive problems, a small study gives alarming news. This has thrown a new insight into the indulgence the contemporary parents display while using these baby products.

“Phthalates”, a component commonly used in these products is a group of chemical compounds which are mainly used as plasticizers, substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility. These are profusely used in cosmetics, toys and medical supplies. They are also used to stabilize fragrances of these products.

Delaying the baby feeding with solid food until six months after the birth, mothers around the world apply this as a cardinal principal and try to save their babies from possible risks of developing asthma and allergies. Research however, suggests that mothers are simply wasting their time ensuring that.

Dr Joachim Heinrich, at the ‘Institute of Epidemiology in Neuherberg, Germany’, and colleagues made an attempt to emphasize that even the international guidelines also advise that babies should not be given solid foods for up to 6 months after birth in order to reduce their risk of developing asthma and allergies. These research findings have been published in the January issue of the journal “Pediatrics”.