Bubble-nasal continuous positive airway pressure (B-nCPAP) is a form of noninvasive respiratory support that is used frequently as a primary strategy for supporting spontaneously breathing preterm ...

A newborn breathes with help from the aquarium pump bubble CPAP machine. To keep the tubes in place, doctors and nurses use safety pins and rubber bands to attach them to a knit hat on the baby's head ...

Extending the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in premature infants by two weeks significantly increases lung volume and lung diffusion capacity, according to a new study.

"There's more work to be done," Richards-Kortum said. "We know for CPAP to have its full potential, it needs to be introduced as part of a quality program that focuses on improving essential newborn ...