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post #1 of 5
1/13/11 at 7:36am
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Here's an interesting article about elective early induction and its ricks...http://californiawatch.org/health-and-welfare/early-elective-births-increase-so-do-health-risks-mother-child-7689 

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post #2 of 5
1/14/11 at 4:41am

Thanks for sharing.

 

I thought the chart showing the percent change in gestational age at birth was really interesting -- that deliverly at 41 weeks has fallen 40% since 1990, and delivery at 42 weeks has fallen 50%.

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post #3 of 5
1/14/11 at 9:22am

And people wonder why I would want to wait to start labor naturally.  I love the table at the end.  Very telling.  And sad at the same time knowing we have not improved outcomes at all. 

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post #4 of 5
1/14/11 at 5:33pm

Thanks for posting that!

 

This is why EDDs drive me crazy :S

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post #5 of 5
1/17/11 at 9:04pm

This was quite a statement: "There are now more babies born at 39 weeks than at full term." Incredible!

 

And, "At 35 weeks, the brain is only two-thirds of what it will weigh at 40 weeks.”

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