Archive for the ‘High Risk OB’ Category
Texas Hospital Reduces Preterm Birth Rate by Half
Saturday, February 28, 2009 17:11 2 CommentsIn a time when the preterm birth rate in the rest of the United states is steadily climbing, a carefully coordinated prenatal care program at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Parkland Memorial Hospital has cut it’s number of preterm deliveries by more than half!
In 1988, 10.4% of babies were born premature, which is close to the [...]
$10 Kids Tix to Denver High School Musical: The Ice Tour
Thursday, December 4, 2008 18:05 No CommentsI know this is a little off topic, but since many of my readers are parents, and a fair number of you are from Colorado like me, I thought I’d pass on this great deal. For the next two weekends, you can score tickets for kids 12 and under to Disney’s High School Musical: The [...]
Depressed Moms More Likely to Have Preemies – Prematurity Awareness Month
Monday, November 17, 2008 20:33 No CommentsA study of 800 pregnant women published in the journal Human Reproduction found that pregnant moms who were severely depressed had twice the risk of having a preemie, while women with less severe symptoms of depression had a 60% higher risk for preterm delivery.
The study was carried out by the research arm of Kaiser Permanente. [...]
