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...JOSEPH A. WORRALL, MD, RDMS / FAIRBANKS CLINIC FETAL SCAN: Thicker neck skin can be a sign of Down syndrome...
...accurate screening test could accelerate that trend. Conducted as early as the 11th week of pregnancy, the test gives women more time either to prepare to raise a Down baby or to consider a less-risky first-trimester abortion. The test--which factors in the mother's age, a fetal ultrasound measurement and the levels of two pregnancy-related hormones--is about 87% accurate. An integrated test that combines results from first- and second-trimester screens is 96% accurate...
...EPISIOTOMY Doctors routinely make a small incision, called an episiotomy, to relieve some of the strain on mother and child during a vaginal delivery. The cut is supposed to speed the baby's exit, but cases of fetal distress that would require it are rare. In fact, the operation often does more harm than good. Analyzing 26 studies on the procedure conducted since 1950, researchers found that women who have episiotomies are at greater risk of injury, take longer to heal and don't have a better sex life...
...cases of sexually transmitted diseases in 2004, including 2.8 million cases of chlamydia ? Americans spend more than $206 million on home pregnancy tests each year ? Greenpeace is gathering 10,000 hair samples and testing them for mercury in a project to raise awareness about the risk to fetal development of high mercury levels in women...
...page features a still life, usually of a small, discardable piece of detritus, set against a black background. The right page typically shows a character arranged in the same geometry as the left. A half-eaten hamburger viewed from above on the left echoes Chris curled up in the fetal position on the right. Once you notice this you soon discover that, even though the layouts remain constantly varied, nearly every page vaguely or explicitly reflects the construction of the page facing opposite. Imagining the amount effort put into this books visuals makes you wonder why it didn't take...