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...March of Dimes, whose mission is to improve babies' health by preventing birth defects, teamed up with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the U.S. to deliver a public-health message: women of childbearing age should take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily. It's a simple act of preventive medicine that cuts the risk of neural-tube defects like spina bifida in developing fetuses by more than 50%. Apparently the message stuck. A March of Dimes poll designed to gauge awareness of the supplement's benefits found that while only half of American women ages...
...first 10 days after birth can be a risky time for newborns and their mothers. Indeed, some babies sent home after delivery end up right back in the hospital, often with jaundice or dehydration, both preventable conditions. In a new study published in the journal Pediatrics, Dr. Ian Paul, a Penn State College of Medicine pediatrician, reports that a simple home visit by a nurse can reduce by about 90% a baby's risk of getting sent back to the hospital. Of the 2,641 babies in his study who didn't get a house call, 2.8% were readmitted within...
...abortion," Kerry said, and Bush actually had a terrific facial reaction--a combination of Are you kidding me? and Huh? "Trying to decipher that," the President responded. "We're not going to spend federal taxpayers' money on abortion." He added that he was against partial-birth abortions and for parental notification. Kerry, he said, took the opposite position on both...
That was, in effect, the state of the campaign before the debates began: Kerry muddy, Bush simple and clear. But then, in a 30-second response, Kerry was precise and passionate: "You know, it's just not that simple." He said he voted against the partial-birth-abortion ban because it didn't include an exception for the life or physical health of the mother. He voted against parental notification because "I'm not going to require a 16- or 17-year-old kid who's been raped by her father and who's pregnant to notify her father." This...
...BIRTH OF A NEWBORN IS usually a joyful event in the life of a family. The memory of nine often uncomfortable months--not to mention the intense effort of labor and delivery--begins to fade and the focus shifts to a wrinkled little miracle with 10 impossibly cute fingers and toes. Everyone is trying to decide whether the baby looks more like Mom or Dad. There are smiles all around, and in a day or two the happy family will leave the hospital to begin a grand new adventure at home...