Archive for February, 2010

Life or Death for The MED - Memphis Daily News

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 10:12 pm

Memphis Daily News
Life or Death for The MED
Memphis Daily News
The baby had grown from 1.4 pounds to 3.5 pounds. Here at the Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center, almost 50 other babies wailed, smiled and struggled for

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Texas forwarded blood spots without parental permission - WND.com

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Texas forwarded blood spots without parental permission
WND.com
A report that the state of Texas forwarded the DNA from hundreds of newborn babies to a military database without parental permission or

Gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy could be used in 2 years - Times Online

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy could be used in 2 years
Times Online
It was injected into newborn mice, restoring nerve and muscle function and prolonging their lifespans. “We're replacing what we know is lost,” said Arthur
Study: Gene therapy reverses effects of lethal childhood muscle disorder in micePhysOrg.com

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Share a room with your baby - Bay View Compass

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Share a room with your baby
Bay View Compass
Among my circle of friends, I know several who have regularly shared their adult bed with a newborn. I'd say it's so common as to be rampant.

Web letter by Charles C. Garnette: City errs in naming program ‘Safe Haven’ - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Web letter by Charles C. Garnette: City errs in naming program 'Safe Haven'
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
It varies from state to state, allowing mothers of newborns to drop their babies off to a “safe haven” anywhere from three days to one year after birth,

Whittier Assistance League strives to serve the community - Whittier Daily News

Posted on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Whittier Assistance League strives to serve the community
Whittier Daily News
At least 50 newborn babies at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital are going home in brand new outfits, thanks to the Wee Wardrobe Program of Assistance

Merrill organization seeking baby items - Wausau Daily Herald

Posted on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Merrill organization seeking baby items
Wausau Daily Herald
The Baby Shower for Life is accepting items on an on-going basis to help families in need with their newborn babies and their basic needs.

Hospital’s bullying of pregnant women outrageous - Ventura County Star

Posted on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Hospital's bullying of pregnant women outrageous
Ventura County Star
Another study of more than 4 million US births found that midwife-attended, low-risk births had 33 percent fewer newborn deaths and 31 percent fewer babies

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