Posts Tagged ‘prematurity’
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 [...]
Tunisian Woman Said to be Carrying 12 Babies – Will the Madness Never End?
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:13 4 CommentsNote – You can check out an important update to this post here.
Earlier this year, octomom Nadia Suleman made a sensation when she gave birth to octuplets, but now a mom in Tunisia is heading straight for the record books by reportedly attempting to carry 12 babies. Yes, you read that right – I said [...]
