Late term sleep position may influence still-births... Sleep position during pregnancy 'link to still-birth' 14 June 2011 : Even among the women surveyed who lay on their right, the risk remained extremely small
There are warning signs that a mother maybe at risk of having a still birth. If a mother is experiencing a reducing movement of a fetus in her womb or not moving at all and also bleeding is one of the predisposing factor. Once a baby died in the a woman's uterus the mother mostly have a labor within two weeks afterwards the death of the fetus.However, for women it is too much to wait for the labor to start. after diagnosing that the mother is having a stillbirth the doctor can induce the birth immediately. If the death of the baby has not been determined there are diagnostic test to be performed on the placenta and to the baby.But unfortunately greater than one third of stillbirth have unknown cause.
Granny says all ye mommas get yer pre-natal check-ups done, premature birth rate up in the U.S.... US Preterm Birth Rates Close to Those of Some Developing Countries November 07, 2015 | WASHINGTON — For the past eight years, the March of Dimes has issued a report card on preterm issues a report card on preterm birth in the U.S. This year, as in the past, the results are shockingly high for a wealthy country even though progress has been made.
