Comments on: U. S. Second to Last in Infant Survival Rates http://www.mombian.com/2006/05/09/infant-survival-rates/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » Pre-Pregnancy Guidelines and Lesbian Health http://www.mombian.com/2006/05/09/infant-survival-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » Pre-Pregnancy Guidelines and Lesbian Health Tue, 16 May 2006 21:47:30 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/05/09/353/#comment-457 [...] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) led a team that recently released new recommendations for women’s pre-pregnancy health. Most of the guidelines are old hat: treat existing conditions, stop smoking and alcohol consumption, take folic acid supplements, and maintain appropriate weight and nutrition. More controversial, though, is the suggestion that “all health encounters during a woman’s reproductive years, particularly those that are a part of preconception care, should include counseling on appropriate medical care and behavior to optimize pregnancy outcomes.” In other words, if you’re physically capable of bearing a child, you should be treated as if you might. Makes sense for women who are or are planning to become pregnant, and it may boost infant survival rates, but it’s also rather patronizing and not very individualized. [...] [...] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) led a team that recently released new recommendations for women’s pre-pregnancy health. Most of the guidelines are old hat: treat existing conditions, stop smoking and alcohol consumption, take folic acid supplements, and maintain appropriate weight and nutrition. More controversial, though, is the suggestion that “all health encounters during a woman’s reproductive years, particularly those that are a part of preconception care, should include counseling on appropriate medical care and behavior to optimize pregnancy outcomes.” In other words, if you’re physically capable of bearing a child, you should be treated as if you might. Makes sense for women who are or are planning to become pregnant, and it may boost infant survival rates, but it’s also rather patronizing and not very individualized. [...]

]]> By: Brian Carnell http://www.mombian.com/2006/05/09/infant-survival-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Brian Carnell Wed, 10 May 2006 11:38:06 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/05/09/353/#comment-396 In fact the United States has an infant mortality rate that is among the best in the world. The problem is that the United States measures infant mortality differently than most of the rest of the industrialized world, so a direct comparison between the United States' infant mortality rate and, say, Japan's, is high misleading. <a href="http://brian.carnell.com/archives/years/2006/05/000007.html" rel="nofollow">When Is A Dead Baby <b>Not</b> A Dead Baby</a> In fact the United States has an infant mortality rate that is among the best in the world. The problem is that the United States measures infant mortality differently than most of the rest of the industrialized world, so a direct comparison between the United States’ infant mortality rate and, say, Japan’s, is high misleading.

When Is A Dead Baby Not A Dead Baby

]]> By: Clare http://www.mombian.com/2006/05/09/infant-survival-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Clare Wed, 10 May 2006 02:20:49 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/05/09/353/#comment-392 I have put a link to LGBT Family day on my blog. Luckily health care companies in this country (Australia) does recognise same-sex families but our infant mortality rates for our indigenous population is shameful! I have put a link to LGBT Family day on my blog.

Luckily health care companies in this country (Australia) does recognise same-sex families but our infant mortality rates for our indigenous population is shameful!

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