Each year, thousands of children are tragically injured and killed in automobile accidents. In fact, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 and older. The reason why is that most parents and caregivers don’t realize that their children aren’t properly restrained in their car. The National Highway Traffic Safety […]
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[youtube]7SekM43m1Y8[/youtube] A request from my Facebook friend, Howard Gottlieb… Please pray for our friends Scott and Erin. They delivered Jaxon at exactly 25 weeks, weighing 1 1/2 pounds and measuring 12 inches. He is a beautiful little boy fighting for his life and he can use all the prayers possible. Baby Jaxon is definitely in
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One of my lifetime goals is to obtain my Master’s Degree. In fact, I already know that I want my topic for my dissertation writing thesis paper to be about premature infants with an emphasis on Necrotizing Enterocolitis. I would obviously use my personal twins’ story as an example and then the data I’ve collected
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New parents are rarely prepared to deal with the health problems of a new baby. You panic over every fever, cringe when they cough, and wring your hands in indecision when it comes to taking them to the hospital or simply giving them some baby aspirin. And while any newborn faces increased health risks in
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People seem to harbor the notion that childbirth is some mystical experience that makes women part of a secret club and that mothers inherently know what to do with a baby as soon as it’s in their arms. While giving birth is certainly an amazing and life-changing event, it is neither easy nor predictable, even
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A normal, full-term pregnancy lasts for 39 weeks, while babies prior to the 37th week of gestation are considered premature. Twins who are born prior to the 37th week of gestation are considered premature twins. Preemie twins, as they are often called, are at higher risk for health complications than twins carried full-term. While twins
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The news that your baby will be born prematurely may be incredibly difficult to cope with. The complications involved may overshadow the miracle of birth as your anxiety and stress reach terrifying heights concerning your child’s health. Although this situation can be worrisome, there are ways of to handle the premature of your baby that
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