Mom's Mouth Germs Could Spur Premature Birth

HealthDay News ^ | March 23, 2005 | Robert Preidt

[ConservativeMind]

This is another way to prevent pre-term births while improving the lives of mother and child.

[Gabz]

Correlation does NOT equal causality.

[cricket]

See many decayed teeth in third world populations; am wondering if 'premies' are a standard there; or do they handle bacteria better than 'we' do. . .

Not to mention a host of other possibillities for whatever the stats may be. . .

[Constitution Day]

Those evil Cavity Creeps strike again!

[OkieDoke]

Untrue! 'Mother-spit' is the universal solvent. Eye-boogers, ketchup stains, smudges--you name it.

[miele man]

I presume hubby or S.O. mouth germs were ruled out?

[ShadowDancer]

May travel to the uterus? They don't even know if the bacteria does and yet they've released this?

[KoRn]

This could explain the low population of West VA.

[KoRn]

Then again, Europe could disprove this theory.

[Gabz]

They don't even know if the bacteria does and yet they've released this?

Of course. The may in the findings is how they will continue to receive grant funding for more specious "research."

[ShadowDancer]

I have a hypothesis on how many morons it takes to create a study, get funding for it and then never really come up with a direct correlation. Where do I apply for my grant money?

[roylene]

Hope so since I am obsessive about clean teeth and mouth and all my babies have weighted in at 9.5-10 lbs and 22-23 inches long.

[benjaminjjones]

Sheese! Who dreams up these studies?

[knuthom]

It may be that women who do not take take of their teeth, do not take care of their health in general.

[Gabz]

I want to share in some of the grant money, too!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gabz]

It never mattered how obsessive I was about clean teeth, mouth, gums - my teeth were always cavity prone - as are those of many other members of my family. Except my brother - he had horrendous habits about his mouth and rarely ever had a cavity.

You had big babies - God Bless you. I have 1 and she came in just shy of 6 pounds and 18.5 inches long. The fact that I only weighed about 105-110 when I conceived probably has nothing to do with that :)

[not_apathetic_anymore]

It may be that women who do not take take of their teeth, do not take care of their health in general.

Seems like an obvious conclusion, doesn't it? Wonder why they didn't mention it.

[Raycpa]

I guess oral sex is out, then.

[NC Native]

AHHHHHH....HAHAHAHAHAHHHHHH!!! I heard that the toothbrush was invented in W. Va. It was theorized that had it been invented anywhere else on earth, it would have been called a teethbrush.

[toothfairy86]

Many pregnant women have a diffucult time maintaining adequate plaque control due to nausea and a heightened gag reflex. Some women resort to having to brush with only plain water and a baby toothbrush. When gums bleed, plaque bacteria get into the bloodstream. In a normal, healthy individual this doesn't present a problem, but who knows what effect it has on the fetus.