Posted on 11/12/2008 12:44:25 PM PST by SErtelt
Washington, DC -- The March of Dimes released a report on Wednesday chiding the U.S. for failing to improve premature birth numbers and giving the country a "D" for its performance. However the charity's report includes no mention of the link between premature birth and an easily avoidable risk factor: abortion.
Complete story at: http://www.LifeNews.com/nat4570.html
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In my Maternal/Neonate clinical rotation we learned that any birth that ended before 20 weeks was considered “aborted” whether it was a miscarriage or an actual abortion. I wonder if that has any impact on the statistics?
Aborted in and of itself only means “stopped.” I would like to know the variation in in the link between spontaneous abortions vs induced abortions. African American women have a disproportionate number of abortions to their population...hence a bigger problem with premature births? This may be a preventable cause, but one that too many are still willing to risk.
Remind me to never donate a single red cent to the March of Dimes!
If I do, it’s open season on me and any FREEPER can give me a punch on the nose.
The infant mortality rate is much lower in European countries because a baby isn’t considered a live birth until it lives it’s first ten days our of the womb.
So, either we’re doing it wrong or they are.
Always be suspicious of international cross references and comparisons unless you are completely certain of the other sides accounting methods.
My understanding is that the reason we have so many premature births is that we are so good at keeping these babies alive. In many countries they die and are counted as miscarriages.
I would like to know the variation in in the link between spontaneous abortions vs induced abortions. African American women have a disproportionate number of abortions to their population...hence a bigger problem with premature births?
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As others have pointed out methodology in recordkeeping makes cross-national-boundary comparisons difficult ... in the european countries that have banned or ended easy abortions premature births have declined dramatically,, and yes the white/black/asian US preemie numbers match the relative abortion rates ,, there is a “baseline” number that appears to be normal mortality in early fetal development and then a tangent number associated with abortions..
Another group that outlived its mission. They could have quit when Polio was solved. Now they are just another refuge for people who want their cut of somebody else’s cause de jour.
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Those who gave birth between 28 and 32 weeks of pregnancy were 40 percent more likely to have had an abortion compared with mothers who gave birth within two weeks of the expected due date.
Mothers who gave birth to babies from 22 to 27 weeks into the pregnancy were 70 percent more likely to have had an abortion.
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Moreau told The Age newspaper at the time that low level infections introduced due to the abortion may come back in a subsequent pregnancy.
She also indicated the cervix may not seal off the uterus completely following an abortion. That would allow bacteria to enter the uterus, causing infections.
During a pregnancy, the cervix is normally rigid and closed, but, in order to perform an abortion, the cervix must be stretched open considerably. While the cervix is forcibly dilated, the cervix muscles can be torn and occasionally ripped off the uterine wall.
Moreau also said surgical instruments during an abortion could damage the lining of the uterus, making it less effective and affecting the development of the baby in a later pregnancy.
A 2003 article in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons found at least sixty significant studies published since 1963 report an abortion-premature birth link.
Meanwhile, teenagers who have an abortion also have a higher premature birth risk than adults, according to several research
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