{"id":1107,"date":"2012-05-05T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/parenting201\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2012-05-04T21:09:58","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T04:09:58","slug":"preterm-births-are-soaring-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/parenting201\/preterm-births-are-soaring-globally","title":{"rendered":"Preterm Births Are Soaring – Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"From way back when I was in graduate school until today I have advocated for good prenatal maternal health as it does help reduce premature births!
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Being born prematurely is, in itself, the cause of many developmental problems through life.<\/span><\/p>\n

But some politicians and other policy makers have always said:  Nope – no care for pregnant women – not on our dime!!  Which is an odd stance since prenatal care is less expensive than a newborn's intensive care. <\/span><\/p>\n

I will keep advocating for better health and better nutrition for everyone for the rest of my life – because I care about human development! 
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And because these many many years later – we still have statistics like this:
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The world's developed countries have seen their average rate of premature births<\/a> double to 6 percent since 1995, despite efforts to reduce the phenomenon…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And the United States? Were we think we have superior health care? We rank 130th out of the 184 countries in the study!
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What starts labor is still an unknown. What we do know is that keeping a fetus inside for the duration or a normal pregnancy – about 40 weeks is the best for the baby. 
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As this study says:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The ultimate solution — keeping every baby in the womb for 40 weeks – is a challenge. Improving maternal health by treating high blood pressure and infections would help, as would changing obstetrical practices so labor is not induced early for non-medical reasons.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

"We still don't know a lot about how to prevent preterm birth," Howson said. "We need vigorous, targeted research into its causes."<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thoughts? Comments? Thank you!
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