According to Baltimore Sun, identical twins John and Sam Fetters could not speak a word at 22 months of age. At two years of age, doctors diagnosed both boys with autism. Their family wondered what could have caused autism in both twins and if perhaps, genetics could be responsible. According to a study at Kennedy Krieger Institute, researches examined 277 pairs of twins and found that when one identical twin had the disorder, the other twin had an 88 percent chance of developing autism as well. Fraternal twins had a 31 percent chance of both having autism. Autism is a neurological disorder that disrupts normal development and medical experts classify it as a pervasive developmental disorder. The cause of autism is unknown, although researchers and medical experts suspect everything from environmental toxins to medication introduced to women while pregnant as possible causes. Complicated births, such as those in multiple births,…
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February 22, 2011Texas Couple Seeks New Law After Traumatic Home Birth
February 21, 2011According to Texas Watch, when they found out about their pregnancy, Tina and Frank Comstive of Houston, Texas, decided on a home birth using a midwife. The Comstives found out about Tina’s pregnancy just shortly after the loss of Tina’s 58 year old mother to cancer, overshadowing the joy of their pregnancy. Many women today decide that hiring a midwife and having their babies at home is an ideal solution for whatever issues may be affecting them at the time, whether it be to save money over a hospital birth or, such as the Comstives’ case: a lack of maternity insurance. One night in May 2010, Tina woke to use the restroom. For most women, a late-night trip to the bathroom is nothing unusual, but the tables turned for Tina when she discovered blood. Her midwife arrived within half an hour afterwards. Tina’s midwife decided that it was safe for…
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Michigan Parents Warned of Co-Sleeping Dangers
February 18, 2011According to ABC News, in Saginaw County, Michigan, health officials are trying to warn parents about the potential hazards of ‘co-sleeping,’ or sleeping together with small children. This warning comes following the death of yet another local child. A 13-month-old girl died with sleeping together with her father. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for parents to sleep together with young children. Health officials have always urged against it due to the potential hazards, including injury and unintentional death. Local medical examiner Kanu Virani noted that the girl had passed away on January 18th, 2011 due to compression asphyxia. The girl’s death certificate states that she died while co-sleeping with her father on a sofa. Child birth educator Nancy Butterfield of Covenant Healthcare (and also works together with the Infant Mortality Coalition) notes that approximately 3 or 4 children are killed every year in Saginaw County due to co-sleeping with a…
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