World-first caffeine trial for premature babies | 7NEWS

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Melbourne’s Mercy Hospital for Women is conducting a world-first trial called BabyCCINO to determine the optimal caffeine dosage for premature babies. The study will compare three dosing regimens across approximately 4,000 babies in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Caffeine is a vital medicine that stimulates preterm babies’ brains to breathe, reducing dangerous pauses and the need for breathing support, with babies followed for two to three years to assess their development.

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