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ABORTION LINKED CONDITION CONTRIBUTES TO THE NUMBER OF INFANT DEATHS.
According to new statistics released 30 July 08 from the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), premature babies - babies born too
soon and too small - accounted for a growing proportion of infant
deaths.
When linked
with previous studies that have shown that abortion increases a woman's
chance of having a baby prematurely, the conclusion is that women who
have had abortions are more likely to bear children who die as infants
or suffer from severe health issues.
According to "Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked
Birth/Infant Death Data Set," Vol. 57, No. 2, of the National Vital
Statistics Report, low birth weight and preterm
birth are leading causes of infant mortality and the rates of both have
increased steadily since the mid-1980s.
Babies who died of preterm-related causes accounted for 36.5 percent of infant deaths in 2005, up from 34.6 percent in 2000.
More than a half million babies are born premature (less than 37 weeks
gestation) each year and those who survive face the risk of life long
health consequences, such as breathing and feeding problems, cerebral
palsy, and learning problems.
Mortality rates for infants born even a few weeks
early, or "late preterm" (between 34 weeks of gestation) were three
times those for full-term infants.
The findings of the NCHS help identify abortion as a leading cause of
infant mortality, with former studies having revealed that women who
have had abortions in the past are much more likely to give birth
prematurely.
An article appearing in a 2007 Journal of Reproductive Medicine
concluded that nearly 32 percent of "very preterm" U.S. births, that
is, before 32 weeks gestation, are due to the mother having had a prior
abortion.
Furthermore, after analyzing data on 1,943 very preterm births, 276
moderately preterm babies and 618 full-term controls, Dr. Caroline
Moreau of Hopital de Bicetre and colleagues concluded in 2005 that women
with a history of abortion were 1.5 times more likely to give birth
very prematurely (under 33 weeks gestation), and 1.7 times more likely
to have a baby born extremely (under 28 weeks gestation) preterm.
Their findings were reported in the April issue of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, a peer-reviewed medical journal.
Related: New Study Confirms Abortion Increases Risk of Future Premature Births
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2005/apr/05042906.html
Study: Previous Abortions Linked With Pre-Term Birth and Cerebral Palsy
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/oct/07102602.html
[30 July 08, Tim Waggoner, Ottawa, www.LifeSiteNews.com,
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jul/08073009.html ]
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