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But by 1990, changes in technology, including special ventilators, artificial pulmonary surfactant to help infant lungs develop, neonatal intensive care, and steroids for mother and/or baby, helped decrease mortality to one-third its 1950 level, with an overall increase in life expectancy of about 12 years per low-birthweight baby. 4
How Changes in Medical Technology Affect Health Care Costs 2009
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Hmm, so in the US we actually try to save low-birthweight babies rather than label them unsalvageable.
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Beavers said part of the overall increase in low-birthweight babies was due to a rise in multiple births as more older women use fertility treatments to conceive.
Worrisome rise in underweight babies GreenFertility 2008
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This is interesting given that low-birthweight babies are most often an indicator of poor prenatal conditions, something we would associate with underdeveloped countries.
Archive 2008-06-01 GreenFertility 2008
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Wow, we sure have a cold and heartless system here. disclosure: My nephew was a very pre-mature, very low-birthweight baby who could have fit in the palm of your hand at birth and survived by the full application of American medical technology.
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Hmm, so in the US we actually try to save low-birthweight babies rather than label them unsalvageable.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Why Does The US Appear to Have Higher Infant Mortality? 2008
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Caps are useful for all newborn babies, but are particularly crucial for the often low-birthweight, malnourished,or premature babies of Cap-Haitien; although all newborns would rather use their precious caloriesfor growinginstead of maintaining their own body temperatures, this added measure of warmth to cover their heads could make a life-or-death difference to fragile or otherwise medically compromised babies.
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Wow, we sure have a cold and heartless system here. disclosure: My nephew was a very pre-mature, very low-birthweight baby who could have fit in the palm of your hand at birth and survived by the full application of American medical technology.
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Wow, we sure have a cold and heartless system here. disclosure: My nephew was a very pre-mature, very low-birthweight baby who could have fit in the palm of your hand at birth and survived by the full application of American medical technology.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Why Does The US Appear to Have Higher Infant Mortality? 2008
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Hmm, so in the US we actually try to save low-birthweight babies rather than label them unsalvageable.
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