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Nov
2009

Preemie Profile: 25 Weeker Maggie Grace

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. In honor of this, some parents who have had babies prematurely have offered to tell their stories to create awareness about his important cause.
Our tenth profile is of a little beauty named Margaret “Maggie” Grace.

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Nov
2009

Preemie Profile: 24 Week Twins Bryce and Chloe

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. In honor of this, some parents who have had babies prematurely have offered to tell their stories to create awareness about his important cause.
Our nineth profile is of Bryce and Chloe.

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Nov
2009

March Of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Month

November is Prematurity Awareness Month at the March of Dimes. In 2006, nearly 543,000 infants were born prematurely. For over 65 years, the March of Dimes has saved millions of babies and children from death and disabilities through their life-saving research, innovative programs, and dedicated volunteers.

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Oct
2009

Study: Steep Rise In Down’s Syndrome Diagnosis, Births Remain Stagnant

Research conducted at Queen Mary, University of London, has found that the number of Down’s Syndrome pregnancies rose as women are deciding to have children later in life.

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Oct
2009

Nicolas Cage Supports A UK NICU

Nicolas Cage, his wife Alice Kim and son Kal-el paid a visit to a hospital in Bath trying to raise money to open up a new neo-natal intensive care unit.

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Oct
2009

Study: Giving Babies Tylenol Before Vaccinations May Make Shots Less Effective

New Research suggests that giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations could make the shots a little less effective.

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Oct
2009

Big Baby Denied Health Insurance

ernie and Kelli Lange of Colorado are the parents of a beautiful and healthy baby baby boy named Alex. They were recently shocked to find out that their son was denied health insurance by Rocky Mountain Health Plan because the company considered him to be “too fat”. Apparently, he fell into their high risk category because of his above average weight.

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Oct
2009

Study-BPA and Behavioural Issues Linked?

There is a new study that is out which was done by researchers at the University of North Carolina and British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University. It is the first time that they are looking at links between prenatal BPA (bisphenol A exposure) exposure and behavioural issues in kids.

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Oct
2009

MD Moms Spaaah Baby Gift Set

MD Moms are two board-certified pediatricians who are also moms. They were inspired by the needs of their patients and their own children to create Baby Silk, the first pediatrician-developed personal care line for babies!

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Aug
2009

Miracle Baby Born With Heart Outside His Chest

A five-day old baby is being described as a miracle after he survived being born with heart outside of this chest.

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Aug
2009

Couple Marvels At Their Amazing Baby Who Survived Despite Extreme Complications

Leigh Dumighan and David Newcombe have a lot to be thankful for just one year after their son Warwick was born. The smiling birthday boy was born under extreme complications that meant if he survived he would have a difficult life ahead of him.

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Aug
2009

Two Hundred Hospitals Nationwide Will Replace Formula Sample Bags with Breastfeeding Support Sample Bags

This month, 200 hospitals across the country are replacing their formula discharge bags and samples with the country’s first breastfeeding support promotional discharge bag.

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