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Pre-Term Birth Rates Decline
 
By Jeannine Stein
NY Times
Nov. 2011
 
A recent report issued by the March of Dimes shows that while the overrall rate of pre-term births 
in the US is declining, many states still fall far behind.
"The March of Dimes credits various health interventions for the better numbers, such as fewer elective,
unneeded C-sections before the 39th week of pregnancy and the use of progesterone, which has been
shown to help prevent preterm births. Other factors the organization said that also affect preterm
births are smoking prevention, healthcare coverage, prenatal care and not having multiple births from
fertility treatments. With preterm bith can come a number of health complications for babies, such as
neurological, vision and hearing problems, plus respiratory difficulties. "

Decline in Pre-Term Birth Rate

 Blood Simple
 
A Small change in How Babies Are Delivered Might Abolish Infantile Anaemia
 
The Economist
Nov. 2011
 
This particular article points to the high levels of iron that flow through the embilical
cord and how the simple act of WAITING a few minutes gives the newborn added
iron that can keep them from becoming anaemic.  Anaemia in a newborn can stiffel
the child's brain development. ..."That change is not to cut the umbilical cord linking
the child with the placenta straight after birth—as is standard practice—but,
rather, to give it time to transfer more of the placenta’s contents (particularly
its blood) to the child it has been nurturing.  "


 

Simple

The Baby Project: Birth in the Comfort of Home
 
By Amanda Steen
NPR
Nov. 2011
 
The folliowing is  a blog with video and text from the Baby Project, sponsored by NPR.
Click on the video and be inspired by birth.
 
 

Birth Comfort