Category Archives: Premature Birth
Preterm Births May Be Caused By Placental Bacteria Colonizations
According to My Health Bowl, a study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital and at Harvard Medical School have found that there is a bacteria that colonizes the placenta in the womb, causing pre-term births in pregnant women. This bacteria is also noted to potentially cause developmental problems within the affected newborn babies. According to researchers, the bacteria colonizes following the onset of a fetal injury. It contributes to pre-term labor and may cause lifelong underlying health issues for the affected child. Depending upon the type of bacteria or organisms that form the colony in the placenta, the child may suffer from an increased or decreased risk of systemic inflammatory condition. Unfortunately, researchers have found that intrauterine infections are the most common cause of pre-term childbirth or other injuries to a growing baby. The bacteria colonies were discovered via cultures that were taken from the placentas that were…
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Prevent Preterm Birth with Education
More than half a million babies births are considered preterm each year. Preterm means that birth occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy. This is a serious health risk for the baby which costs more than $26 billion in the United States each year. Preterm birth is also the leading cause of death in newborns and the babies who survive a preterm birth often experience health challenges throughout their lives including learning disabilities, cerebral palsy and other developmental and intellectual disabilities. A full term pregnancy is considered 42 weeks, and many of the important organs such as the brain and lungs are not fully developed before 37 weeks. Physicians and expectant mothers should discuss the risks of preterm birth and how to prevent it early in the pregnancy. Chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure can cause preterm births, yet when controlled and managed throughout pregnancy can allow…
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Epsom Salt Helps Decrease the Risk of Cerebral Palsy in Premature Birth
Ten percent of women deliver their babies before completing 37 weeks of pregnancy. The pre-term infants delivered before 40 weeks are at higher risk for problems, such as cerebral palsy, which is caused from damage to the area of the brain that controls movement. The risk of cerebral palsy in full term babies is about one in 1000. The risk for pre-mature babies is about 50 or 60 in 1000. Obstetrician John Thorp at the University of North Carolina conducted a study to determine if previous indications of the benefits of magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) help to decrease the risk of cerebral palsy in pre-mature babies. Epsom salt is typically used to stop seizures in women who develop them as part of their pregnancy. Invasion of the Body Snatchers full movie Les triplettes de Belleville download download Fifty Dead Men Walking movie Thorp’s randomized clinical trial involved 2000 women at…
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