Posts Tagged ‘prematurity’
US Scores a D Again on Premature Birth Report Card – Medical Monday
Monday, November 30, 2009 13:11 No CommentsToday, I wanted to wrap up Prematurity Awareness Month by taking a quick look at the 2009 Premature Birth Report card, an annual initiative of the March of Dimes. Once again, the nation as a whole scored a ‘D’ for their premature birth rate. There wasn’t a single state that got an ‘A’, and for [...]
Fetal Fibronectin Test Helps Predict Preterm Birth – Medical Monday
Monday, November 9, 2009 5:35 1 CommentAs I mentioned last week, I’ll be focusing on prematurity related Medical Monday topics all November long for Prematurity Awareness Month. Don’t forget to register for Fight for Preemies on November 17th!
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Doctors have a number of ways to predict which women will deliver their babies too soon, but did you know that the presence of [...]
Preemies Still Dying Despite More Aggressive Care – Medical Monday
Monday, October 12, 2009 5:23 No CommentsDespite medical advances and more aggressive care, a recent study has yielded disappointing results about the survival of preemies at the edge of viability. The study, out of Johns Hopkins, compared the mortality rate and interventions provided to preemies born between 22 and 24 weeks of pregnancy between 1993 and 1995 to preemies born at [...]
