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Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth
Contemporary Sociology, 2021adult fathers at NCI is how the young men are considered ‘‘unruly boys’’ compared to ‘‘dangerous men.’’ The distinction captures a sentiment in the programs that young fathers can be rehabilitated, while adult fathers in adult prisons are past the point ...
Zakiya T. Luna
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The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1971
In this study, 252 prematures were seen among 2,886 deliveries. The average prematurity rate was 8.73 per cent. Most of the prematures (36.5 per cent) were born of women 21–25 years of age. The premature babies were most frequently (46.1 per cent) associated with the birth order of 1–3. Prematurity rate increased progressively from the most favoured to
Snehanshu Mukherjee, Sarla Mukherjee
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In this study, 252 prematures were seen among 2,886 deliveries. The average prematurity rate was 8.73 per cent. Most of the prematures (36.5 per cent) were born of women 21–25 years of age. The premature babies were most frequently (46.1 per cent) associated with the birth order of 1–3. Prematurity rate increased progressively from the most favoured to
Snehanshu Mukherjee, Sarla Mukherjee
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New England Journal of Medicine, 1998
Preterm birth, which occurs in 11 percent of all pregnancies, is responsible for the majority of neonatal deaths and nearly one half of all cases of congenital neurologic disability, including cerebral palsy.1 Although all births before 37 weeks of gestation are considered premature, births before 32 weeks' gestation (2 percent of all births) account ...
Robert L. Goldenberg, Dwight J. Rouse
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Preterm birth, which occurs in 11 percent of all pregnancies, is responsible for the majority of neonatal deaths and nearly one half of all cases of congenital neurologic disability, including cerebral palsy.1 Although all births before 37 weeks of gestation are considered premature, births before 32 weeks' gestation (2 percent of all births) account ...
Robert L. Goldenberg, Dwight J. Rouse
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Birth dimensions of offspring, premature birth, and the mortality of mothers [PDF]
The Lancet, 2000 A person's birthweight is inversely related to their cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk, and preliminary data suggest that the birthweights of offspring are also inversely related to parental CVD mortality risk. In a cohort of pregnant Finnish women, we assessed the relation between birth dimensions of the offspring and maternal ...
George Davey Smith +3 more
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Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth
Social Forces, 2019The premature birth rate in the United States has been persistently high among Black women for many decades. While most research on the topic of premature birth involves poor and low-income women, this book focuses on the experiences of more affluent ...
D. Davis
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Birth weight and prematurity in Tanzania
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1966The importance of birth weight as an index of nutritional status is discussed. The birth weights of 7528 singleton live births from 3 hospitals in Tanzania are reported. The overall mean weight for males was 6 lb. 1012 oz. and for females 6 lb. 634 oz.
M.C Latham, J.R.K Robson
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Thermal management for premature births
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2005Aim. This paper reports an audit of the effect on admission temperatures of using occlusive polyethylene wrap applied immediately after the birth of extremely premature infants.Background. Use of occlusive polyethylene wrap during the early postnatal management of the premature infant reduces evaporative and convective heat loss.Method ...
Michele Wallace +2 more
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Clinics in Perinatology, 1980
With six different groups of pharmacologic agents that potentially can inhibit undesirable uterine contractions, prevention of premature births should be increasingly successful. The rationale for the use of each of these agents and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed.
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With six different groups of pharmacologic agents that potentially can inhibit undesirable uterine contractions, prevention of premature births should be increasingly successful. The rationale for the use of each of these agents and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed.
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ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS IN PREMATURE BIRTH
International Anesthesiology Clinics, 1990Premature birth still accounts for about 75% of perinatal mortality. Although great strides have been made in the care of premature babies over the past two decades, markedly decreasing mortality, the prevention of premature birth has not been greatly improved.
Philip Samuels, Brett B. Gutsche
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Overlap of premature birth and permissible abortion [PDF]
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2009 Abortion is permitted in many jurisdictions after the age at which an infant is viable on the basis of intensive neonatal care techniques. Does this cause special concerns for those involved in perinatal care and termination of pregnancy services or is the overlap mainly an abstract issue fretted over by ethicists and academics?
Brian A Darlow, Grant Gillett, O Collyns
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